An Update and English Muffins

I'd like to start this post by by giving an update on how my "New Year's" bible study is going. Beginning of the month I was off to a great start morning and evening. Then mid January hit and I became extremely distracted with all that is going on and let it get the best of me. I could give you all the reasons, but they are really just a sorry excuse. I was determined not to give up and catch up on my reading. I'll be honest and tell you that I am terrible at reading at night, for some reason it is the last thing I want to do. My head wants to lightly set itself on my oh so dreamy memory foam pillow and slowly close my eyes, while snuggled under a big feather blanket and some flannel sheets that I always seem to lose in the middle of the night. See....it is getting late and my head starts to go to lala land, but back to my reading. I would get up by about 6:45am to start some coffee and wake up so I have about 20-30 minutes to read. In that time and very little night reading, in addition to listening to my bible app while getting ready I have been able to catch up for the most part. I just have one more chapter to go for my morning reading. Yay!

On to what I really wanted to talk about.....English Muffins

These little beauties bring a smile to my face. They give me a a boost of confidence and accomplishment. I am able to check one more item off my list that I am able to make from scratch. I was reading some other blog, I can't remember now but it was giving a list of items to make instead of buying. Can I tell you how much I love being able to do that, knowing that I don't have to rely on some big conglomerate company that is more interested in making money that making sure their consumers are healthy. Well to make it simple I love it and will continue to make as many things as I can instead of buying them. Sure it does take quite a bit more time but it is something I enjoy and is somewhat of a destressor. 

So I went on a hunt for a great recipe for English muffins. I found a recipe that I used for the ones in the picture but there was something lacking. They are slightly dense and in my personal opinion I feel like an English muffin should be a little lighter and fluffier. So the hunt continued and I found the recipe on the food network for Alton Brown's English Muffins. They were referred to on another site and having lots of nooks and crannies. I however tweaked the recipe. I used mostly whole wheat flour and instead of dry milk powder i used buttermilk liquid and reduced the hot water. I cooked them in my cast iron skillet using canning jar rings and finished them in the oven so they didn't burn on the stove.

Here is a picture of the processes of the first recipe I used. I forgot to take pictures of the second recipe. 

I'll write again soon. Wanted to cut this one short because my bed is calling my name. Be encourage to try to make something you usually buy. You'll be so proud of yourself. I will be proud of you. I'd love to hear what you made.