{"id":204170,"date":"2018-04-23T00:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-18T15:17:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:17:59","slug":"the-history-of-english-muffins","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/blog\/articles\/read\/204170\/the-history-of-english-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of English Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soft yet crunchy, English Muffins are great smeared with butter at breakfast, and the perfect base for Eggs Benedict. You can&#8217;t make English Muffin pizzas without them. Since they&#8217;re called English Muffins, you&#8217;d think they were invented in England. In actuality, we do have an Englishman to thank but they&#8217;re an American favorite.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Small, round, and flat, English Muffins are not a muffin but a relative to the English crumpet. Crumpets were made by pouring batter into ring molds on a hot griddle. The batter puffs up and forms small holes on the top.<\/p>\n<p>An English Muffin is cooked in the same way but does not puff as much as a crumpet. It&#8217;s crunchy on the outside and the small holes form on the inside. The big difference between a crumpet and an English Muffin is that English Muffins are sliced horizontally so as not to damage the middle of the muffin.<\/p>\n<p>In 1874, Samuel Bath Thomas emigrated to the United States from Plymouth, England. He <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_muffin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invented &#8220;toaster crumpets&#8221;<\/a> at his bakery in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>They were thinner than a traditional English crumpet and pre-cut (or fork-split) so they could be pulled apart easier. This gives the inside a rougher surface (hello <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">) which crunch up when toasted.<\/p>\n<p>By 1880, he was selling muffins to grocery stores and hotels. They became such a popular alternative to toast, he <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenibble.com\/reviews\/main\/breadstuffs\/thomas-english-muffins.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opened a second bakery<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> on West 20th Street to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;English Muffin&#8221; began and was trademarked in 1926. It states the name was first used in 1894 so that&#8217;s when Thomas&#8217; English Muffins were officially born.<\/p>\n<p>There are many recipes out there for making English Muffins at home, but Thomas&#8217; recipe is a closely guarded secret. According to <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/08\/07\/business\/07muffin.html?_r=2&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=A%20Man%20With%20Muffins&amp;st=cse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, only seven people know how to create the perfect nooks and crannies.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet or savory, English Muffins are popular with Americans. If you go to Britain, though, don&#8217;t expect to find these on a menu. If you do, it might be known as an American muffin. We&#8217;d suggest sticking to Britain&#8217;s delicious crumpet and asking for extra jam and clotted cream.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soft yet crunchy, English Muffins are great smeared with butter at breakfast, and the perfect base for Eggs Benedict. You can&#8217;t make English Muffin pizzas without them. Since they&#8217;re called English Muffins, you&#8217;d think they were invented in England. 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