English Muffins with Bacon and Eggs

English Muffins with Bacon and Eggs
© Lena Staal

English Muffins with Bacon and Eggs

Homemade English muffins are a breakfast-time treat. They take a bit of planning ahead, but they're deceptively easy to make – and you can cook them in a frying pan. Serve them with bacon and fried eggs, and have a large pot of tea at the ready.

Ingredients
350 g plain flour
3 g easy-blend dried yeast
250 ml whole milk
50 g honey
50 g semolina or polenta, for sprinkling
24 slices breakfast bacon
8 eggs
8 slices Cheddar cheese
2 handful rocket leaves, to serve
1 pinch(es) salt
4 tablespoon(s) butter, softened

Preparation:

  • Start the recipe the day before.
  • Combine the flour, yeast and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the milk and honey and stir well with a wooden spoon or a dough scraper until the dough comes together, about 5 minutes.
  • Cover with cling film and leave to rise at room temperature for about 5 hours.
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper and sprinkle over half of the semolina or polenta.
  • Form the dough into 8 roughly equal circles and place on the tray. Sprinkle with the remaining semolina, cover with cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 120°C.
  • Fry the bacon in a large cast iron pan over medium heat until crisp. Keep warm. Fry the fried eggs in the bacon fat and also keep warm.
  • Leave enough bacon grease in the pan to just cover the bottom of the pan and put over a medium heat (reserve the rest).
  • Add 4 muffins to the hot pan and fry over a medium heat until they are browned and crisp on one side, about 6 minutes. Turn and fry on the other side, also for 6 minutes. Add more bacon fat as needed and repeat with the remaining 4 muffins. Transfer the cooked muffins to the oven to keep warm.
  • Cut the muffins in half, butter well and top each with 3 slices of bacon, 1 egg and 1 slice of cheese. Garnish with rocket leaves to serve.

Tip:

You will be able to clearly taste the honey in these muffins. If you prefer them less sweet, simply leave the honey out.


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