Most would consider egg and cheese on a roll with salt, pepper, ketchup to be the quintessential (and perfect) breakfast sandwich and while I will agree that is arguably one of the best things you can eat after a night of debauchery, it isn't always the best. Satisfying, yes, but the best? I'm not sure. My perfect breakfast sandwiches involves 2 eggs over easy with a very runny yolk, American cheese (because nothing melts like it), sliced avocado, and some kind of ketchup/hot sauce hybrid. Meat is not necessary but some crumbled chorizo wouldn't be a bad thing. The vehicle for transporting such a sandwich to my mouth would be a perfectly oversized english muffin. One that is well toasted with a plethora of nooks and crannies. The english muffin is what takes the breakfast sandwich from good to great. Sure a roll is wonderful but a roll does not have nooks.
A homemade english muffin is a thing of beauty. It's also far easier to make then I ever imagined possible which means there will be a lot of perfect breakfast sandwiches in my future.
Whole Wheat English Muffins
Recipe from the NYTimes
These are utter perfection. They make for a killer breakfast sandwich but are equally delightful as a burger bun. Or simply toasted with lots of butter and jam.
Makes 6
2 teaspoons/7
grams active dry yeast (1 packet)
4 tablespoons/60
grams unsalted butter
½ cup/120
milliliters plain yogurt
½ cup/120
milliliters warm whole milk
½ tablespoon/7
milliliters honey
1 teaspoon/5
grams fine sea salt
1 cup/125
grams whole-wheat flour
1 cup/125
grams all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon/4
grams baking soda
Cornmeal,
preferably coarse, as needed
In a small bowl combine yeast and 1/3 cup warm water (80
milliliters) and let rest until yeast has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter and put it in a large bowl.
Whisk in yogurt, milk, honey, salt and the yeast mixture.
Add flours and baking soda to bowl and beat thoroughly
with a spoon or rubber spatula until well combined. Cover bowl and let rest in
a warm spot for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until dough has doubled.
Heat oven 350 degrees. Lightly dust a small baking sheet
with cornmeal.
Place a large skillet over medium heat and melt 1
tablespoon butter. Using a large ice cream scoop or 1/2 cup measuring cup, drop
batter into skillet to form round muffins about 4 inches in diameter, mounding
the batter in the center. (You may need to coax the dough a little with your
fingers, so be careful of the hot pan, and don’t worry if they’re not perfectly
circular.) Repeat until you have 3 muffins, leaving the rest of the batter for
a second batch. Reduce heat to low. Cover skillet with lid or baking sheet and
cook 3 to 5 minutes, until bottoms are golden brown. (Be careful not to let
them burn.)
Uncover skillet and flip muffins using a spatula. Cover
again and cook 2 to 4 minutes or until the other sides are golden brown. Place
muffins on prepared baking sheet. Repeat using remaining batter and another
tablespoon of butter.
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