Good English Muffins

1/2 c. nonfat powered milk
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp shortening
1 c hot water
1 package dry yeast
1/8 tsp sugar
1/3 c warm water
2 c all purpose flour sifted
nonstick cooking spray


Equipment-- electric griddle 3 inch medal rings (take the tops and bottoms off tuna cans for do it yourself medal rings)

1. In a bowl, combine the powered milk, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1/2 tsp of salt, shortening, and hot water stir until the sugar and are dissolved. Let cool.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the yeast and 1/8 tsp of sugar in the warm water set aside until yeast has dissolved, about 10 minutes.  Add this to the powered milk mixture. Add the flour and beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warn spot for 30 minutes.
3.Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees. Add the remaining 1/2 tsp of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly.  Place medal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with cooking spray. Using a #20 inc cream scoop, place 2 scant scoops of the mixture into the rings and cover with a lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs. cover and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown.
4. split with a fork and serve.

Tip: Ice cream scoops are numbered by how many scoops per quart they dish out so a #20 scoop gives you 20 scoops per quart. The bowl is a little more than an ounce and is about 2 1/4 inches in diameter.


Recipe by Alton Brown