English Muffins: with jam, butter or eggs?

Muffins are good for breakfast, snacking and even for the children's and the husband's lunch bag. It is also good for people who are currently on a diet and need something healthy to assuage their snacking cravings. Cakes, baked goodies and pastries have to be on everyone's list of all time favorite food. Muffins are one of the more popular baked goods in any part of the world.

A muffin has the texture and consistency of a cake but is smaller in size and is often round in shape. It has a base and a top that's slightly puffed up and bigger than the base. There are many kinds of muffins and to go with it are the different recipes that you can experiment with. Muffins are commonly sweet but there are savory kinds of muffins. They can have chunks of fruits or cores of filling in it.

English muffins don't look like the typical American muffin but is one of the most popular types of muffins. They look a little more like pancakes because they are cooked flat and just split in the middle. This is a breakfast staple in the United Kingdom. It is made from yeast leavened bread, milk and butter. It was actually an English baker, Samuel Thomas who moved to New York and brought the muffins to the United States in 1880. The McDonald's Egg McMuffin uses the English muffin as the sandwich to the egg and cheese mixture in between.

English muffins have to be cooked in muffin rings or on the bottom of a skillet. After being cooked and cooled, the muffins are split in the middle and reheated in a grill or toaster. It can be served with jams or butter or the muffin itself can be cooked with cheese. Eggs Benedict is one dish that calls for the use of English muffins as the base. It is topped with eggs, ham or bacon and some sauce.

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