Potato English Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup cold mashed potatoes
• 1/3 cup milk (plus or minus a tiny bit)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and nutmeg.
• 2 cut in the butter with 2 knives or a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse meal.
• 3 mash the potato until it is smooth.
• 4 add it to the flour.
• 5 make a well in the center of the flour and add the milk.
• 6 mix it lightly with a fork, adding more milk if needed to make a soft dough.
• 7 put it on a lightly floured surface and knead it until smooth.
• 8 pat it (or roll it) to 1/2 inch thickness or less.
• 9 using a 3 inch cookie cutter (or whatever you use to make 3 inch rounds) cut them out.
• 10 dust a griddle with flour and heat until the flour browns just a bit.
• 11 cook the muffins on the griddle (at medium to medium-high heat) until they are cooked through and golden brown, turning them once.
• 12 serve them hot with your favorite topping.