English Muffins

I tried this recipe today and the muffins turned out soooo well! They are soo yummy and SO much better than store bought English muffins. The boys loved them, they both ate them plain as soon as they cooled down!

• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp honey
• 2 tsp salt
• 4 cups flour (I used 1/2 white 1/2 whole wheat)
• 2 tsp instant yeast
• 3 Tbs. softened butter
• Cornmeal

Mix together water, milk, honey and salt. Add 2 cups of flour and the yeast. Mix until you have a loose batter.

Cover and let rise for 1 hour.

Add the butter and remaining flour. Roll out dough on a surface sprinkled with cornmeal to about 1/2 inch thick and cut into circles.

Let rise until doubled ( I let mine rise for about 35 min.) Cook on a hot, well buttered griddle until they are light brown. Turning once while cooking.

I don't have a griddle so I just used a large frying pan.

Menu Plan Monday

We're having revival services tonight and tomorrow night at church. There's going to be pizza before the services so we'll probably just eat dinner at church tonight & tomorrow, just to make things easier for me! But here's a look at what we're planning for the rest of the week....

Wednesday- chili & rice
Thursday- Baked mac & cheese, salad and french bread
Friday- Toasted subs, salad, fruit
Saturday- Quesadillas, cut up veggies


I plan on doing some baking this week too. I'm going to try making my own English muffins. I've never made them before so we'll see how that goes. If they're any good, I'll post the recipe. I'd also like to make some bagels and I've got a ton of ripe bananas in my freezer so I'll be making banana bread or muffins too.

Granola

I just tried this recipe and it is sooooo good!!!! I will definitely be making this instead of buying it from now on. The boys love it too!

I left out the wheat germ because I didn't have any. You could easily add in chopped nuts or dried fruit too.

• 3 cups dry oatmeal
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup wheat germ

First melt the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the honey and salt and briefly heat with the butter. Turn off the heat and add the oatmeal and wheat germ. Stir. Pour the mixture onto a cookie sheet. Spread the mixture out evenly and bake it at 375° for 10 minutes. It will be a golden brown color. Remove from the oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

Menu Plan Monday

Here's a look at what's on the menu this week....

Monday- Tuscan vegetable ziti bake, salad, french bread

Tuesday-Leftovers

Wednesday- Beef stew, homemade bread

Thursday- Aloha chicken, fresh veggies

Friday- Homemade pizza

Saturday- Toasted subs, fruit salad