A few days ago, I got to scarfed down homemade vegan English muffins. They were so fluffy and tender! Of course I didn’t make them, that would be like some sort of crazy baking miracle. Although, technically they aren’t baked. They’re cooked in a skillet.
My sister made a batch of regular English muffins for her kids. But in a separate skillet, she cooked up a couple of vegan ones in olive oil for me. She’s getting to be quite the baker nowadays, with a starter named “Bob” and all.
The recipe for the English muffins came from the bread baking cookbook Tartine Bread, by Chad Robertson of the renowned Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. A beautifully designed cookbook with gorgeous photography by Eric Wolfinger, it’s an in-depth step-by-step guide to making the phenomenal Tartine artisanal bread at home.
Something I won’t be making any time soon, even though it’s specifically designed for the home baker to get professional results from a conventional oven. My sister did offer me some of her starter, but I’ll just wait to be invited over for a slice of freshly baked bread. The most I’m going to do, is remember to bring over my tub of Earth Balance soy-free butter.
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English muffins are so good. I can never just eat one. You should try to make them! :D
I’ve tried to make English muffins on more than one occasion, and always they’ve come out disappointing. Fine for flat bread, sure, but they had no signature nooks and crannies. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong!
The English muffins look like they have a wonderful texture — your sister is a talented baker!. I didn’t realize English muffins weren’t vegan by nature. Now I have to go look up the recipe so I can see what’s in a “regular” muffin.
Oh man, I WANT those! I miss English Muffins.
I made some English muffins from Vegan Brunch a few weeks ago, and they were so good! Especially with a breadmaker to knead and rise the dough for me. ;) I would love a sister who baked me vegan breads!
Oh, lucky you! These look perfect, super soft and english muffin fluffy, yum!!
I have a vegan English Muffin recipe I really like on my blog. They’re easier than most English Muffins because they are no-knead.
No Knead English Muffins with Oats and Cornmeal – recipe is at: http://nanetteblanchard.blogspot.com/2009/08/no-knead-english-muffins-with-oats-and.html
Sorry guys but I am English and these are not English muffins. They are tea cakes! Muffins are American(: Anyway they are brilliant and in fact I remember that there were one of the only vegan products you could buy in a regular supermarket. Great hot with vegan butter and jam. I can’t get over how something so simple and vegan is so good.