Homemade baked goods are significantly cheaper than store-bought varieties. Try this whole wheat bread that mimics an “English muffin” in texture and taste.
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This English Muffin Bread recipe is an adaptation of a recipe clipping a cousin sent me years ago. It’s just as good today as it was when the internet was just a sparkle in someone’s eye.
I’ve changed up the original a bit, using honey and whole wheat flour instead of the white flour and white sugar that it originally called for. And I use my Kitchen Aid to stir it because, yes, it is a stiff dough to stir with a wooden spoon. I haven’t tried it out the bread machine, but that could be an interesting experiment.
This is really a very simple bread recipe, but there’s baking soda added to it. The texture of the bread is very similar to English muffins. It is not light and fluffy at all, but it’s delicious toasted with butter and jam. My kids can scarf both loaves in a morning.
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Honey Whole Wheat English Muffin Bread
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- 3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cup milk
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Spray two loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and dust them with cornmeal.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the whole wheat flour, yeast, salt, and baking soda.
- In a glass, microwave-safe bowl, combine the milk, water, and honey and heat. Heat in the microwave until warm to the touch. Add this to the dry mixture and stir. Add the unbleached flour and beat until smooth. The dough will be very stiff and sticky.
- Separate the dough into two portions. It helps to have wet hands. Spread each portion in the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle cornmeal over each.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Allow the dough to rise for 45 minutes.
- Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes until the bread is golden brown and baked through. Remove from the pans right away and cool on a rack before slicing.
Elaine Tipton
Do you find glass or metal pans work best? My oven is terrible so I need as much in my favor as possible!
Jessica Fisher
This article from King Arthur Flour is a good one for knowing which type of pan to use.
Diane Bachen
What size bread pans?
Jessica Fisher
9×5 loaf pans. But the recipe is forgiving. If your loaf pans are a different size, just check on the baking time.
Tamara
Have you tried this in a bread machine? I just know I’m more like to make it in the machine than bake it in the oven. Maybe on the whole wheat setting? And have you tried it with all whole wheat? I know it will be more dense, but since I only ever use whole wheat, my family doesn’t really know the difference.
Sarah
I added 2T cinnamon to the dry mixture and beat in about 1 C of raisins just before the all purpose flour (reduced flour by 1/4 C since raisins absorb some liquid). 3 of 4 kids love it. The one who objected said she didn’t like the raisins. Next time I may do a loaf with and one without. Thanks for the great recipe! Quick, easy, and delicious!
Sarah
This looks great! My kids love cinnamon raisin English muffins, but we rarely buy them due to their cost. Think I’ll try adding some raisins and cinnamon to this recipe.
Jessica
That sounds great! Let me know how you like it.
Joshua Hampton
I used to be an avid letter-writer too. But then, life and the Internet happened. I agree that it’s cheaper to make your own bread. Thanks for this nice, dense-looking bread recipe.