{"id":427,"date":"2020-05-05T16:05:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/?p=427"},"modified":"2020-07-12T11:23:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T11:23:53","slug":"english-muffin-bread-loaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/2020\/05\/05\/english-muffin-bread-loaf\/","title":{"rendered":"English Muffin Bread Loaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Georgia (Smith) Regnault 
\nClass Year: 1964
\nCountry of Residence: The Netherlands<\/p>\n

Why is this recipe great? What\u2019s its backstory? <\/h5>\n

I am FROM<\/strong> the USA, living  IN <\/strong>the Netherlands and IN LOVE <\/strong>with Europe. <\/strong>But ever since I lived here (55 years), I have missed English Muffins, Thomas\u2019 to be exact. Have tried making them a few times when I was a newlywed, but never very successful.  Just recently during this coronavirus lockdown, a friend sent me a recipe for English Muffin Bread Loaf \u2013 and this is almost as good, in fact it is excellent. This is for all the English Muffin lovers in Europe!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

English Muffin Bread Loaf<\/h5>\n

Serves however many a loaf of bread serves! Takes approx. 15 minutes prep + 35 minutes baking.<\/em><\/p>\n

 Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n

5 cups all-purpose flour
\n2 packages (1\/4 ounce each) active dry yeast (2nd time I made it I used fresh yeast, sold out during lockdown)
\n1 tablespoon salt
\n\u00bc teaspoon baking soda
\n2 cups warm whole milk (120\u2070 – 130\u2070, didn\u2019t take its temperature, just felt with my finger!)
\n\u00bd cup warm water (same story)
\nCornmeal<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and baking soda.<\/li>\n
  2. Add warm milk and water; beat on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally, Beat on high for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n
  3. Stir in remaining flour (batter will be stiff). Do NOT knead.<\/li>\n
  4. Grease two 8×4 loaf pans, (I used one regular loaf pan \u2013 approximately 10×3).<\/li>\n
  5. Sprinkle pans with cornmeal. Spoon batter into the pans and sprinkle cornmeal on top.  Cover with a tea cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes (I put them in the oven.)<\/li>\n
  6. Bake at 375\u2070 for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks. Slice and toast.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I halved the recipe the first time I made it \u2013 worked just as well.<\/p>\n

    \"English<\/p>\n

    Source:<\/span><\/p>\n

    From a friend \u2013 but comes from Taste of Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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