No Knead English Muffin Bread

English Muffin Bread is easy to make and requires only one rise and no kneading at all! English Muffin Bread is versatile and can be used instead of sandwich bread or in place of traditional English Muffins.

It’s taken a few years, but I’ve finally got my hubby into a breakfast routine.

He’s never really been a breakfast person, especially when having to rush off to work so early in the morning. But it’s important to fuel up in the morning, especially when you’ve got a long, busy day ahead of you. So I wanted to find a breakfast that my husband would actually eat, but that could also be made ahead of time so that it’s ready to go when he is in the morning.

I finally found something that fits all of the above criteria: homemade breakfast sandwiches.

I’ve found that, as far as breads go, English Muffins make the best bread for breakfast sandwiches, whether they’re frozen or freshly made. But I don’t want to have to mess around with making English Muffins from scratch every time I make a fresh batch of breakfast sandwiches. And they’re so expensive at the store!

Now, I don’t mind making traditional English Muffins, but let’s face it…they are pretty time-consuming, and I have plenty of other things to be doing aside from sitting over a hot griddle all afternoon. So, I finally found a solution: this yummy English Muffin Bread recipe!

If you love English Muffins but don’t like the time they take to make from scratch, this recipe is for you. Not only that, it’s a great bread recipe overall. Only a single rise and no kneading. Because I know you have better things to be doing with your time, too:)

I made this bread today, and just like all the others I’ve tried of yours, it was wonderful! And so easy! I used Macadamia nut milk as an alternative to the dairy milk , as my little one has a dairy allergy. It turned out great! Mine actually do have nooks and crannies !
Thank you so much for posting this recipe!

Little House Living reader

Ingredients in English Muffin Bread

What You Need:

• All-Purpose Flour. You can use gluten-free flour in this recipe, but make sure that you get one that is good for yeast-free baking!
• Dry Active Yeast. Instant yeast is the same thing.
• Sugar. This is only to activate your yeast, so you don’t need much. Your bread won’t rise as much if you don’t have it. You can sub honey if you need to, but make sure you are feeding the yeast!
• Salt.
• Milk. You can use a milk alternative if you need to make this recipe dairy-free. Make sure your milk is at room temp before adding it to the dough.
• Warm Water. We need the warmth here to activate the yeast quickly.
• Cornmeal. I always have cornmeal on hand for things like cornbread. This recipe is just used to add some texture interest to the loaf to make it like traditional English muffins.

I do not usually send comments, but I have to say that the Easy English Muffin Bread recipe is one I’ve been searching for, for a long time. Thank you for sharing it. Perfect the first time I made it.

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FAQs About Baking Bread

What makes English Muffins different than regular bread?

English Muffins are traditionally fried until the insides are cooked instead of being baked inside an oven. This bread combines the taste of English Muffins with the ease of baking bread in the oven.

How do you make no knead bread rise higher?

If you have made the bread several times and it’s not rising as high as you feel like it should, you can add a little baking powder to the recipe to help give it a lift. You can also add a little bit of baking soda and vinegar to give it the same reaction.

Why is my no-knead bread so dense?

If you are using cold ingredients, if you don’t add the sugar to help activate the yeast, or if your home is cold, your bread might have trouble rising.

Is an English Muffin healthier than bread?

An English Muffin (and English Muffin bread) is still bread and still has the same ingredients so one is not healthier than the other.

I finally got around to making this recipe today, gluten free. I thought I would share the results since somebody had asked about gf option. I made this using Cup4Cup all purpose gf flour. Followed the recipe exactly, did add an additional 1/4 cup water to mix, I guess the gf flour is absorbs the liquid more. It was delicious and cant wait to share with the rest of my gf friends. Thanks for sharing the easy recipe!

Little House Living reader

Ways to Use English Muffin Bread

Just like any bread, there are so many ways you could use this English Muffin Bread. Here are a few ideas:

• Use it in place of regular sandwich bread in French Toast Casserole.
• Use it in place of burger buns when making homemade burgers.
• Top them with cinnamon and sugar for an afternoon snack.
• Brush slices with garlic butter (like you would for garlic bread), add Homemade Pizza Sauce, and make them into mini pizzas for lunch.
• Slice it into cubes and use it in the Old Fashioned Bread Pudding Recipe.
• Toast it and enjoy it with your favorite Homemade Jelly recipe.
• Top it with some Honey Butter!

How to Make English Muffin Bread Step By Step

In a large bowl, stir together half of the flour with the yeast, sugar, salt, milk, and water. Make sure the water and the milk are warm (but not hot!) so they help to activate the yeast. Let it sit for a few minutes to give the yeast a chance to activate.

Add in the rest of the flour and mix until just combined. I simply mixed my dough together by hand (it’s sticky!) but you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook if you have one. Make sure you don’t over mix or you might not get your nooks and crannies!

Grease 2 loaf pans with vegetable oil or cooking spray and sprinkle the cornmeal in the bottom of each pan. Divide the batter into the pans, sprinkle more cornmeal on the top, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

Bake at 375ºF for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top of the bread begins to get golden brown.

Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool a bit. Once it’s semi-cool, remove it from the loaf pans and let it cool on its side on a cooling rack.

To store the bread you aren’t eating right away, you can place a loaf in the freezer in a freezer bag. If you are keeping it on the counter, cover it in plastic wrap or in a bread bag so that it doesn’t dry out.

We mostly use English Muffin Bread to make breakfast sandwiches, but it’s also great with just a bit of butter and jam! Hubby likes to toast his on our stove top toaster.

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