Comments on: McMake ’em yourself: breakfast sandwiches.

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:07:51 +0000

Do NOT try these at home! Thomas’ makes perfectly good English muffins. They don’t cost much, are widely available and take minutes to purchase. And, once you make these, you will no longer be able to eat them. Nor will your family and friends. You will find yourself making double and triple batches and having them disappear in hours. You can eat these plain, unsplit, untoasted, as a sandwich bun. You will never be able to look at Thomas’ in the same light again. So, do yourself a favor and step AWAY from the recipe!

GREAT advice, Bernadette. But - argghhhhhhhh - it’s too late for me!!!! I already stepped into the… homemade… abyss! PJH

By: m

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:52:27 +0000

I am so pleased with this recipe. Used my electric fry pan and found it worked the best for me to put the lid on it.-vent open. that way the inside reached 200 degrees within the right time-more or less. Wonder if some of the problems are, as you suggested,-muffin too thick–my test one seemed to have that problem and slooow cooking inside forthat reason as the smaller ones cooked up as stated.
this recipe is tops for all I have tried fjor an English muffin.

By: Yum

Yum — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:18:48 +0000

These took a loooooong time to be done on the griddle. I ended up baking it in the oven at 300F to finish. When the interior finally reached 200F, the inside was still a little bit gummy-ish, like what sticks to a cake tester when the cake’s not done. Am I supposed to let it cool completely and then the inside will solidify more, before I eat it? Is the inside supposed to be dry like bread?

The inside should be moist, but not gummy/sticky/wet. Sounds like your griddle wasn’t quite hot enough, or the muffins were a bit too thick. They can be tricky - even though it seems like a pain, it’s often a good idea to cook a single muffin first to get the temperature down pat. And, of course, it’s fine to finish them in the oven if your griddle doesn’t cooperate… - PJH

By: trollo

trollo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:57:22 +0000

Maybe that’s a stupid question, but I’m from Germany and we don’t have any English Muffins…

So, do you place the muffins in the oven or is that a griddle with internal heat source, sort of like an electric bbq-grill? I don’t have that, so could I just use a pan or put them in the oven?

Yeah, it’s a griddle with an internal heat source. And yeah - you can definitely use a pan set over a burner. It’ll just take awhile due to limited pan space, I’d guess. Do one first to fine-tune the level of heat - should be fine. PJH

By: yes

yes — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:47:22 +0000

awesome, well done, good idea, me wanty

By: jaime

jaime — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:43:55 +0000

i’ve been staying in and baking to save money too! i baked 3 types of bread this weekend and didn’t spend a dime! now i have something to try next weekend.

By: brittany

brittany — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:50:59 +0000

I think this should win some sort of blog award for most tempting breakfast.

Great photos, salivating sammy!

AWESOME!

Man, Brittany - back at ya. LOVE your pie photos, they’re incredible. Lighting is gorgeous. Wish I could take pics like that! Post your URL here, would you? I think our readers, especially our pie apprecianados, would enjoy your blog. - PJH

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:16:11 +0000

Oh, have you given me a craving.

I love your photographs, showing each step. You know that these sandwiches can be eaten, not thrown in the trash like the ones made for TV and advertisements.

By: Cool Wallpapers

Cool Wallpapers — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:14:44 +0000

awesome…i will try to make one

By: poodle hat

poodle hat — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:02:51 +0000

I don’t eat pork, but man…. do those look wonderful. Yum.

Egg & cheese alone is yummy, too - give ‘em a try. - PJH