You're probably aware that an English muffin can be used to make a breakfast sandwich. After all, if it's good enough for a McDonald's egg McMuffin, it's probably one of the better options for breakfast sandwiches. It makes perfect sense — a good slab of Canadian bacon, a gooey slice of American cheese, and even a griddled egg are all roughly the size of an English muffin and naturally create the perfect sandwich with no cutting or reshaping required.

Here is the recipe for the ultimate breakfast sandwich if you want to make it at home. The Sriracha butter is what truly distinguishes this recipe and adds the perfect flavor complement to the fluffy scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, and salty cheddar cheese. If you're pressed for time in the morning, make a few of these ahead of time and toss one in the toaster on your way out the door.

Toast is generally considered a breakfast food, and a toasted English muffin is simply toasted in a different shape. However, there are no rules stating that English muffins can only be consumed in the morning. At the end of the day, English muffins are just little loaves of bread. The size and shape of an English muffin are ideal substitutes for a sandwich roll, and their sturdy structure makes them ideal for holding a few slices of deli meat and cheese.

English muffins can be used for a variety of purposes other than breakfast. Consider this recipe for English muffin pizza. With just a layer of pizza sauce, a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese, and a quick toast in the oven, you'll have mini English muffin pizzas to enjoy as a snack or light meal. There are numerous ways to customize this recipe, such as adding additional toppings (such as pepperoni) or substituting pesto for pizza sauce.

If you're not a morning person, this is for you. Why bother with an elaborate recipe when you can get a comparable product at the store? If you try this recipe for homemade English muffins, you'll quickly see why it's worth the time and effort of getting out the stand mixer. Fresh English muffins have a flavor and texture that cannot be compared to store-bought versions.

English muffins are incredibly simple to make, with only a few ingredients standing between you and a warm, fresh muffin. Milk, sugar, flour, yeast, egg, and butter are combined to form a pillowy dough that must rise for an hour and a half (you might have to set your alarm for this one). After rolling, cutting, and shaping, English muffins are cooked in butter on a griddle rather than in the oven. This distinct baking process distinguishes English muffins from other rolls and bread.

Almost all English muffin recipes call for sprinkling semolina or cornmeal on the flat sides of the raw muffin dough before the final rest. This layer prevents the muffins from sticking to the griddle while cooking. Because of the generous sprinkling of semolina between the sticky dough and the griddle, the dough can have a higher water content, contributing to the signature nooks and crannies. The more water there is in the dough, the more yeast there is to eat, resulting in larger bubbles. More bubbles also mean more nooks and crannies.

The semolina adds another layer of texture to the mouthfeel. The texture will vary depending on whether you use semolina or cornmeal, but it will be either a light crust or a hearty crunch. In any case, skipping this ingredient will result in a huge mess and difficult-to-work-with dough.

Although it may appear obvious to some, the precise size and shape of an English muffin are quite similar to that of a burger patty. It should come as no surprise that many people recommend English muffins as a great alternative to hamburger buns. English muffins can and should be your first choice for burgers, despite their appearance as something you would choose if you forgot to pick up buns at the store.

All of the burgers at Diablo Burger in Flagstaff, Arizona, are served on toasted English muffins. This restaurant takes pride in using high-quality ingredients (they even raise their own 100% local, open-range, antibiotic- and growth hormone-free beef for the patties). They wouldn't have chosen this bread as their bun of choice unless there was a good reason. According to customer reviews, the English muffin holds up well to the juicy, hefty patties that come loaded with succulent toppings.

Every few years, a new diet trend emerges, along with a new study or group claiming that certain foods are unhealthy. Carbohydrates have long been thought to be bad for the waistline, and some celebrities have gone years without even looking at bread in order to maintain a certain body image. All of this carb aversion includes the humble English muffin, though they aren't as bad for you as you might think.

According to SF Gate, English muffins are relatively healthy in terms of nutrition. English muffins contain a variety of vitamins and minerals that are essential for overall health and bodily function. Even when compared to slices of wheat bread, English muffins were healthier in some ways. English muffins have fewer calories than two slices of wheat bread combined. A wheat English muffin contains approximately 100 milligrams of calcium, compared to approximately 80 milligrams in slices of wheat bread.

If you've only ever had an English muffin with a quick spread of soft butter, you've been missing out on a whole world of muffin spreads. While a slick of Nutella or berry jam will certainly jazz up your muffin, there's so much more you can do to elevate it. If you must have butter, you can add some extra flavor to it by making this recipe for spiced honey butter. It's quick, easy, and delectable.

There is no limit to what can be served on an English muffin, and anything that can be served on other types of bread can easily be transferred to an English muffin. There's also a plethora of open-faced dishes, such as eggs Benedict. If you don't like poached eggs, replace them with fried eggs or leave them out entirely and replace them with ricotta or mozzarella cheese.

Did you know there's a distinction between crumpets and English muffins, and that neither is a muffin? Crumpets and English muffins are both examples of griddle cakes. Instead of baking in an oven, crumpets and English muffins were originally cooked on a hot metal skillet. Many similarities exist between the two types of bread, but crumpets are only griddled on one side.

The worst thing you can do is assume that English muffins are similar to regular muffins. Muffins, as you may know, are a type of quick bread in the United States. Quick bread is any type of cake or bread that comes together simply by mixing and does not require yeast or fermentation to rise. Almost all muffin recipes begin with butter and sugar, then add eggs and, occasionally, another liquid before folding in the flour and chemical leavening (baking soda or powder) mixture.

Splitting English muffins in half is possibly one of the most basic pieces of knowledge when it comes to eating them. After a recent TikTok video went viral, millions of people were left wondering if they even knew this basic tenet. Despite the fact that the instructions are printed right on the box, using a fork to perforate and then split the muffin is not as simple as it appears. Most people, it appears, have been cutting open their muffins with a knife.

It may appear to be a trivial distinction, but there is a reason for this. A knife cleanly severs the open holes, but that's not what you want in a muffin. Using a fork separates each hole unevenly, resulting in more pronounced nooks and crannies that toast and crisp in distinct ways. Don't worry if you don't have a fork. You could also pry the muffin apart with your hands and let the seam form naturally.