The Secret to Homemade English Muffins That Are Crispy on the Outside, Fluffy on the Inside

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Breakfast on the porch is calling. Why not add a little more sunshine to your table with a fresh batch of English muffins hot off the stove? They’re surprisingly easy to make from scratch. If you have 90 minutes on a lazy weekend, an ice cream scoop, and a cast-iron skillet, you’ll be rewarded with crisp-outside, tender-inside, better-than-store-bought muffins. Split them with a fork (yes, a fork) and serve with plenty of butter and your favorite jam to fill all those cute pockets you just made.

Bread flour has a higher protein content, which contributes to forming more gluten, creating open texture. But you can use all-purpose as well.