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English muffin toasting bread

A soft, holey loaf that is mixed with a spoon and sliced for excellent toast.

Based on King Arthur Baking’s King Arthur Baking recipe ↗

Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Makes
One loaf
Oven, conventional
200°C / 400°F

Before you begin

Read the whole recipe, then get these ready.

  • 23 × 13 cm loaf tin
  • Mixing bowl
  • Kitchen scale
  • Wire rack

This is intentionally too soft to knead. Scrape it into the tin rather than adding flour.

Ingredients

Original recipe weights. Small quantities stay in measuring spoons; eggs stay as counts. 1 kg = 1,000 g.

Let’s bake

  1. 1

    Stir flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk and melted butter into a very soft batter-like dough.

  2. 2

    Cover and rise until puffy, about 1 hour. Scrape into a greased, cornmeal-dusted loaf tin.

  3. 3

    Rise again until the dough reaches near the rim.

  4. 4

    Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 25–30 minutes, until golden and hollow-sounding. Cool fully before slicing.

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