A delicious variation on the plain English Muffins I'd posted. I grew up getting cinnamon raisin English muffins every so often, and I loved toasting them and eating them for breakfast with a bit of butter. However, since going gluten-free, I hadn't been able to enjoy a yummy English muffin, with that delicious crunchy edge. That's been remedied now. Hooray for homemade GF English muffins! Enjoy!

Fresh from the oven - GF cinnamon raisin English muffins!

Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins!

Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a pan with parchment paper.

Mix together in a mixer: 

3 cups Kristin's Gluten-Free Flour Mix 

1 tsp xanthan gum (in addition to the 1 tsp in the mix)

2 tsp rapid rise/quick yeast

1 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

Add and let beat 3 minutes, until nice and smooth: 

2 cups milk, warmed (I usually heat 1 min in the microwave)

2 eggs

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Fold in: 

1/2 cup raisins

On a small plate, place: 

1/2 cup cornmeal

Heat a nonstick pan over medium to medium-high heat.  Use a large scoop, grab a scoop of batter. Dip the scoop in cornmeal, then put cornmeal side down on pan.  Sprinkle additional cornmeal on top and gently flatten with fingertips.  Cook on each side until nicely browned.  Remove from pan to a parchment-lined pan.  Continue until all batter has been cooked on both sides.  

After pan frying on both sides, ready to pop into the oven for the bake which will finish the cooking.

Bake in the oven at 375 F for 27-30 minutes, until nicely browned.  I find if I cook less time than this they will collapse/loose air, which I don't want to happen. I want them to stay nice and puffy.  

Straight out of the oven, ready to transfer to a wire rack to cool. Usually one doesn't make it and ends up popped straight on a plate to eat.

Hot or cooled English muffins can just be pulled apart by hand! No knife needed!  Once cooled, I like to pull apart the English muffins, then freeze the leftovers. They reheat perfectly in a toaster oven or regular oven.  

A pulled apart English muffin. Pulling apart an English muffin, rather than slicing it cleanly, lends to the charm of this type of bread.

Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins Recipe by Successfully Gluten Free!

 I was SO excited when I created this English muffins recipe. I'd made several iterations over and over and tweaked things and adjusted things until I was happy with the recipe. I then proudly sent some photos to my sister - since she had a friend request them (I thought).  Turns out the friend wanted 'crumpet's. Oops!  Well, I haven't perfected crumpets yet - still playing around with that - but I DO have this awesome English muffin recipe! And, quite frankly, I prefer the English muffins. They're great for everything - breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks! Enjoy!

These pull apart so easily - I like to toast and have with a bit of butter and jam.

Fresh from the oven! 

Gluten Free English Muffins!

Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a pan with parchment paper.

Mix together in a mixer: 

3 cups Kristin's Gluten-Free Flour Mix 

1 tsp xanthan gum (in addition to the 1 tsp in the mix)

2 tsp rapid rise/quick yeast

1 tsp salt

Add and let beat 3 minutes, until nice and smooth: 

2 cups milk, warmed (I usually heat 1 min in the microwave)

2 eggs

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

On a small plate, place: 

1/2 cup cornmeal

Heat a nonstick pan over medium to medium-high heat.  Use a large scoop, grab a scoop of batter. Dip the scoop in cornmeal, then put cornmeal side down on pan.  Sprinkle additional cornmeal on top and gently flatten with fingertips.  For wider English muffins, push them out a bit with your fingers as you add the cornmeal.  Cook on each side until nicely browned.  Remove from pan to a parchment-lined pan.  Continue until all batter has been cooked on both sides.  

Scooped, dipped, topped with extra cornmeal and flattened to brown on the first side. 

After flipping, to brown on the second side. 

Bake in the oven at 375 F for 27-30 minutes, until nicely browned.  I find if I cook less time than this they will collapse/loose air, which I don't want to happen. I want them to stay nice and puffy.  Remove to a cooling rack to cool. 

Browned and ready to bake!

Fresh from the oven. Ready to put onto a cooling rack.

Hot or cooled English muffins can just be pulled apart by hand! No knife needed!  I like to pull apart the English muffins once cooled, then freeze the leftovers. They reheat perfectly in a toaster oven or regular oven.  

Delicious for open-faced tuna melts, sandwiches, with butter, with butter and jam, or even topped with pan-fried halloumi and kimchi, all sorts of options! Enjoy!

Gluten Free English Muffins Recipe by Successfully Gluten Free!