Mini English Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup undiluted evaporated milk
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 cups flour
cornmeal

Preparation

Melt butter in small saucepan.
Add water and evaporated milk. Heat to 115 degrees.
Dissolve yeast in milk mixture.
Place yeast mixture, sugar, salt, egg and 2.50 cups flour in large mixer bowl. Beat with dough hooks at medium speed 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time until dough cleans sides of bowl. (Add as much flour as possible.).
Knead with dough hooks 6 minutes.
Form dough into ball; place in buttered bowl.
Cover and let rise in warm place 1 hour.
Punch dough down and let rest 10 minutes.
Sprinkle bread board with cornmeal, roll dough 1/4 inch thick.
Cut into 2 3/4 inch rounds, place on cornmeal covered surface.
Cover with towel and let rise 1 1/2 hours.
Heat heavy grill or skillet and cook muffins 5 to 7 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
Prep. time does not include rise time (2 l/2 hours total).