English Muffins – 2 ways for breakfast

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English muffins – what are they called in England ? Muffins ?? 🤔

Nope ! American Muffins 🙂

Apparently a baker who moved to New York from Britain originally created these cuties, so they were invented in USA ! But he chose to call them English muffins !

English muffins are these soft yet crunchy rounds which taste great with butter. Toast them crisp and top with a thin smear of butter, watch the butter melt into the crevices and then take a big crunchy bite. These are often termed mini-pizzas and rightfully so, they can be presented using a variety of toppings. They are small and very appealing to small kids.

English muffins can be served sweet or savory. For this offering, they are presented savory in 2-ways. Classic Italian combination of tomato, mozzarella and basil. Here cherry tomatoes along with fresh mozzarella balls are used with basil herb for seasoning. The second combination goes Mediterranean with Olives, Feta cheese and parsley for seasoning. Sprinkle crushed red peppers for heat and a drizzle of olive oil for flavor.

These beauties can be put together very quickly and works well in a brunch buffet spread as well. Use Whole Wheat or Multigrain English muffins to make this a well balanced breakfast item. Enjoy them with a steaming cup of Coffee on a Saturday morning, a welcome start to the whole weekend !

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English muffins – 2-ways recipe

Ingredients –

• Whole Wheat English muffins – sliced in half 6
• Cherry tomato – cut in half 24 pieces
• Fresh mozzarella balls (bite-size) – cut in half 24 pieces
• Black Olives – cut in half 24 pieces
• Feta cheese – cut into bite-size cubes 24 cubes
• Parsley chopped – 1 tbsp
• Basil chopped – 1 tbsp
• Olive Oil 1 tbsp
• Red pepper flakes (optional)
• Salt

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Procedure –

1. First toast the English muffins to a light crisp texture
2. For 6 muffins –
   1. Next arrange 4 cherry tomato and 4 mozzarella half-balls alternately on 6 open muffins.
   2. Garnish chopped basil on all of them liberally.
3. For next 6 muffins –
   1. Arrange 4 olives and 4 feta cubes alternately on 6 open muffins.
   2. Garnish chopped parsley on all of them liberally.
4. Sprinkle red pepper flakes (optional) and salt.
5. Finally drizzle olive oil on top for flavor.
6. Toast these in an open toaster-oven till the cheese melts.

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