Easy English Muffin Bread Recipe

Slices of English muffin bread in a row next to the loaf and another loaf on a wire rack.

Easy English Muffin Bread Recipe

This easy English muffin bread uses just 6 ingredients and makes two loaves of homemade bread in about an hour and a half. The bread is perfect for toasting and spreading with butter and jelly.

Course bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Rising 50

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings

Calories 116kcal

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Equipment

2 8x4-inch loaf pans

Ingredients

2 tablespoons active dry yeast
3 cups warm milk at 120 F
1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
5 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Grease 2 8x4-inch bread pans; set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, stir together the yeast, milk, and sugar.
2 tablespoons active dry yeast, 3 cups warm milk, 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
Let the yeast mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until it’s foamy.
Add flour, baking soda, and salt to the yeast mixture, and stir on low for 1 minute. Dough will be wet and very sticky.
5 cups bread flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
Cover bowl with greased plastic wrap, and let it sit for 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Divide dough evenly between the two prepared pans.
Cover each pan with heavily greased plastic wrap.
Let the dough rise for about 20 minutes, or until the dough reaches the edge of the pan.
Toward the end of the second rise, preheat the oven to 375 F.
Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the bread is golden brown.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Turn the bread out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Yeast: You can substitute an equal amount of instant yeast for the active dry yeast.
Milk: I like to use either 2% or whole milk in this recipe for softer bread.
Bread flour: Bread flour helps to give the bread chewier texture, but you can substitute all-purpose flour if you prefer.
Nutrition values are estimates.

Nutrition