English Muffin Toast Bread is warm, toasty bread that is sure to make breakfast time the best part of your day. This yummy bread is so easy to make and you can find the simple ingredients in your pantry at home. Grab a slice of bread and enjoy this delicious twist on traditional bread that your family will love.
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This English Muffin Toast bread is so delicious. Start your day with delicious toast bread or save it for dinner. Once you make your own English muffin bread at home, you’ll never want to go back to store-bought again.
Read about how English muffins were invented right here in the United States.
If you’re looking for more bread recipes, try No Knead Easy Dinner Rolls, Air Fryer Biscuits, and Air Fryer Garlic Bread.
Why We Love This Toast Bread
The best part of toast bread is getting warm, irresistible bread with little effort and just a quick walk to your pantry. Eat this tasty bread for breakfast, lunch, or dinner with unlimited topping options. Fill all the nooks and crannies of your slice of toast with the goodness your entire family will drool over.
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- Quick Prep: All you do is grab your ingredients and throw them together to make this quick bread. Makes an excellent side for any meal. Mix in as little as 3 minutes.
- Easy Ingredients: Everything you need is in your pantry, making your life easier than ever.
- Makes Great Leftovers: The versatility of this English muffin toast bread helps you enjoy it the next day however you want to.
- Air Fry: You can toast the bread in the air fryer basket place the bread in the toaster, over even put it in the convection oven to toast on a sheet pan.
- Finish: Make the bread with your favorite toast toppings.
Ingredient Notes for English Muffin Toast Bread
- Warm Water: Make sure your water isn’t too hot or cold. Warm water is essential for working with the yeast in this recipe.
- All-Purpose Flour: Be sure to use all-purpose flour when baking and not bread flour to have the desired dough consistency you want for this recipe.
- Rapid Rise Yeast: Skip the first rise of the dough and shape the loaves right after kneading with Rapid Rise yeast for the quick dough.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for English Bread
You can flip the bread however you like so everyone will love this recipe. Make a toast in the oven and add whatever topping for your toast you want. Pass around sliced bread and slather your toast with jam and a little butter to enjoy the toast with your whole family.
- Whole Wheat: Whole wheat flour can be used if you want to include added protein and fiber in your bread.
- No Bread Machine: It is suggested to not use a bread machine for this recipe because it won’t produce the desired bumpy texture you want.
- Herbs: Add herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano, and chives to make this toast recipe savory and use it as a sandwich bread.
How to Make Toasted Bread in the Oven
Not only is this hot toast bread versatile and delicious, but it’s also incredibly easy to make at home. No need for fancy equipment or complicated instructions – just mix up some simple ingredients to make the best toast in the oven.
These are the basic steps for making English muffin bread. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
Step 1: Preheat Oven
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Mix Ingredients
Start by mixing the first five ingredients together either with a mixer that has a bread hook attachment or in a large bowl.
Step 3: Divide Dough
Once combined, divide the dough into two greased and floured bread pans.
Step 4: Rise Dough
Next, let the dough rise in the pans until it reaches the top of the pan.
Step 5: Bake Bread
Then, place the bread in the oven. Bake the bread for 35 minutes on the center oven rack.
Step 6: Brush Butter and Watch the Bread
Not long before the bread is done, brush the surface of the bread and the side of the bread with melted butter or oil. Put your bread back in the oven and bake until golden brown. Keep a close eye on your toasted bread so you don’t burn the toast.
Step 7: Cool and Slice
After baking, remove from the oven and let the bread cool in pans for about 5 minutes before placing it on a wire rack. Allow the bread to cool completely, cut and serve.
Recipe FAQs for English Muffins Bread Toast Recipe
Expert Tips to Make Perfect Toast Bread
Become an expert baker and switch up the recipe each time you make it to taste the variety and create a yummy bread that everyone raves about.
- Honey: Do more than just buttered toast. Place bread directly on a baking sheet and add a little honey on top to sweeten your English bread.
- Dried Fruits: Add dried fruits such as raisins or dried cranberries into your dough mixture to add zing to your bread.
- Cinnamon: Put ground cinnamon into your mixture to give your pieces of bread a sweet and delicious flavor.
What to Serve with English Muffins Toast Bread
English Muffin Toast Bread
Equipment
- 2 Loaf Pans
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups Water, warm only
- 1.125 ounces Rapid Rise yeast, 1 and 1/2 packages
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons Sugar
- 5 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons Butter, melted
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Start by mixing the first five ingredients listed together either with a mixer that has a bread hook attachment or in a large bowl (make sure not to over mix the dough).
- Once combined, divide the dough into two greased and floured bread pans.
- Next let the dough rise in the pans until it reaches the top of the pan (about 30 minutes).
- Then, place the bread in the oven. Bake the bread for 35 minutes on the center oven rack.
- Then 10 minutes before the bread is done, brush the surface of the bread with melted butter.
- Place the bread back in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Keep a close eye on your toast bread so it doesn’t get too dark.
- After baking, let the bread cool in pans for about 5 minutes before placing it on a wire rack.
- Finally, after allowing the bread to cool completely, cut and serve.
Expert Tips
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- Honey: Do more than just buttered toast. Place bread directly on a baking sheet and add a little honey on top to sweeten your English bread.
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- Dried Fruits: Add-in dried fruits such as raisins or dried cranberries into your dough mixture to add zing to your bread.
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- Cinnamon: Put ground cinnamon into your mixture to give your pieces of bread a sweet and delicious flavor.
