English Muffins

Maid of Scandinavia

1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup scalded milk
1 package dry yeast
1/4 cup water
1 egg, beaten
2 1/3 cups flour

Add the salt, sugar and butter to the milk.  When cooled to lukewarm, add the yeast which has been dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water.  Add the beaten egg and flour and blend.  Cover and let rise to double in bulk.  Beat and let rise again.  Pour into greased muffin rings to half full and cook on medium hot, greased griddle on top of the stove for about 8 Minutes on each side.  Cool and split and toast before serving.

Hard Recipe

1 cake yeast
1/4 cup warm water
2 cups scalded milk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoon shortening
3 to 3 1/4 cups flour
(enough to make a dough that will pour)

Dissolve yeast in the warm water.  Add the scalded milk to the salt, sugar and shortening.  Cool.  When cool, add yeast mixture and flour (enough so dough can be poured into rings).  Blend well.  Arrange greased English Muffin rings on greased griddle and drop batter into rings until each ring is about half full.  Bake about 10 minutes on each side on top of the stove at medium heat.