Homemade English toasting bread
Homemade English toasting bread has a slightly denser texture compared to regular sandwich bread and is absolutely wonderful toasted, with butter and topped with honey. Melted butter and sweet warm honey get in all the nooks and cranny’s of this toasty bread and make breakfast a special treat.
What is English toasting bread?
English toasting bread is an English muffin in loaf form. English muffins are a flat yeast-leavened bread that is usually split in half and toasted before serving. They have a slightly dense and chewy texture with a craggy surface.
English toasting bread is normally enjoyed as a breakfast item, often topped with butter, jam, or used to make breakfast sandwiches.
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Ingredients you’ll need
To get started making this recipe, you’ll first want to gather all your ingredients.
Ingredients you’ll need for this English toasting bread recipe.
You’ll also want to try our homemade Strawberry butter on each slice!
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Begin by adding yeast, sugar, honey, and warm water to a mixing bowl, stir. Let stand for 5 minutes while the yeast activates and begins to foam.
Step 2: While the yeast is blooming, grease your bread pan with butter and dust corn meal to the entire inside part of the pan.
Step 3:Â Then add flour to yeast mixture, 1/2 cup at a time and mix on medium until the flour is completely incorporated. Dough will be soupy. Spoon into bread pan, sprinkle the top of the bread with corn meal and let rise for 1 hour, then bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Can you believe just how easy that was? You can have homemade bread in no time and enjoy the rich smell of bread baking throughout your home.
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Homemade English toasting bread
Homemade English toasting bread, enjoyed as a breakfast item, often topped with butter, jam, or used to make breakfast sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/8 cup warm water
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1/8 cup corn meal
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Begin by adding yeast, sugar, honey, and warm water to a mixing bowl, stir. Let stand for 5 minutes while the yeast activates and begins to foam.
- While the yeast is blooming, grease your bread pan with butter and dust corn meal to the entire inside part of the pan.
- Then add flour to yeast mixture, 1/2 cup at a time and mix on medium until the flour is completely incorporated. Dough will be soupy. Spoon into bread pan, sprinkle the top of the bread with corn meal and let rise for 1 hour, then bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
