English Muffin Loaf Bread Recipe

English muffin bread transforms the individual nook and cranny-filled griddled muffin into a chewy, sliceable loaf. This recipe is largely hands-off and makes amazing toast.

Marta has 25 years of experience in the food service industry and has been developing recipes for 3 years. She is the author of Taste & See Cooks: Recipes to Inspire, Equip and Enjoy.

English muffins aren't actually English but were created by an English man living in NYC. They are known for their nooks and crannies—those little pockets that hold your melted butter, jams, or spreads like a mama cradles her newborn.

English Muffin Bread Loaf In Cube Tin

The first time I put on my muffin hat and griddled English muffins, I wasn't a fan. The sheer labor and logistics involved in making them weren't fun. They're not muffins in the scoop batter and bake sense. They involve yeast, proofing dough, and griddling each and every muffin. 

Of the labor is still there, but it's less finicky because you don't have to worry about griddling the muffins in batches. You get the same yeasty flavor of the English muffins in a sliceable loaf of bread.  

The goal for English muffin bread is to be chewy, and bread flour, with its higher protein content, will give your bread that characteristic. You

English Muffin Bread Instructions — Apron Ties Kitchen

Use all-purpose flour in this recipe, but it won't be as chewy as the original recipe. Substitute all-purpose flour for the bread flour 1:1. 

I've used this English muffin bread to make grilled cheese sandwiches, savory French toast, or, when it gets a bit stale, stuffing to serve with poultry. Or you can always serve it simply sliced and toasted with a generous slather of your favorite butter, jam, or preserves.

Store the cooled, baked bread wrapped in plastic wrap, in a bread bag, or another airtight container, at room temperature for 3 to 4 days. Freshen up the flavor by toasting the sliced bread to your preferred toastiness. 

Bread Machine English Muffin Bread

You can also freeze English muffin bread for up to 3 months. Wrap it well in plastic film and a layer of foil to protect it from freezer burn. Thaw the bread, while still wrapped, at room temperature.

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

Homemade English Muffin Bread (no Knead)

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Those nooks and crannies? Those little crevices that hold melting pools of butter? It’s all here. Toasted and slathered with Honey Butter, Everything Butter, Whipped Strawberry Butter, or Homemade Peach Jam, this is the breakfast of my dreams.

This bread is so easy to make, you’re not going to believe it. There’s no kneading, no lengthy steps, truly nothing complicated is required – you don’t even need a mixer.

Ever Since I Posted About This English Muffin Bread, I've Been Making It All Of The Time!

You can stir the ingredients for this bread together with a wooden spoon, let the dough rise, scoop it into loaf pans, let it rise once more, and then bake it. That is IT. No joke, this is crazy easy to make.

This bread is so easy in fact, I have three variations of this bread already in the works. Happy bread baking, my friends!

– do not slice this bread while it’s warm. Some homemade breads are more forgiving than others when you just can’t resist a warm slice, but English Muffin Bread will

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This recipe for English Muffin Bread is an absolute win from Rebecca Lindamood’s new cookbook – Ready, Set, Dough! Beginner Breads for All Occasions.

You already know Rebecca as the author of Not Your Mama’s Canning Book and the creator of Foodie with Family. What you might not know is that she’s one heck of a bread baker – and she makes all of that bread baking look easy with her newest cookbook.

Despite the fact that I’ve done my share of bread baking, it’s been a long time since I ripped open a packet of yeast. Who could resist a beautifully toastable loaf of English muffin bread? I bookmarked this recipe within minutes of receiving a copy of this cookbook.

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Guess what? When Rebecca tells you that homemade bread can be easy, trust her. This is HANDS DOWN the easiest yeast bread I have ever made.

Want a few more homemade bread recipes? This Beautiful Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread is about as dreamy as a loaf of sandwich bread can be.

Classic Honey Whole Wheat Bread is my favorite homemade bread that tastes like what I remember from childhood. I can never resist slicing the end off a loaf of this bread when it’s still warm from the oven.

English Muffin Toasting Bread

Shaggy dough is lumpy, yet mixed well-enough that there are no dry spots of flour. It should be a cohesive but loose ball, not smooth at all.

Need a great gluten-free bread recipe? Tender High Rising Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread and this Honey and Oat Gluten Free Bread have been hugely popular as well. Along with this Cool Rise Whole Wheat Bread.

I made each of those recipes on repeat every week for several years, while we were dealing with gluten sensitivities. For the whole index of terrific gluten-free baking, you can see them all HERE.

Foolproof English Muffin Bread

Every single gluten-free recipe on this website has been tested side by side with their traditional all-purpose flour counterparts. “Good enough for gluten-free” will never be part of my baking.

I’ve also made this bread with 3 cups of bread flour swapped in for 3 cups of the all-purpose flour listed in the recipe. The bread flour adds something special to the resulting texture of this bread.

Calories: 161 kcal · Carbohydrates: 28 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 3 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 8 mg · Sodium: 377 mg · Potassium: 38 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 95 IU · Calcium: 6 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Lazy Baker's English Muffin Bread

Hi, I’m Mary. I’m the author, cook, photographer, and travel lover behind the scenes here at Barefeet In The Kitchen. I'm also the author of three cookbooks dedicated to making cooking from scratch as simple as possible.