Just made your English Muffin recipe, made English Muffins for the very first time, at the ripe old age of 54. :D Had a severe Hemorrhagic Event a few years ago that put me into a coma, and kept me hospitalized for 6 months. Once out of same, and with some of my memory back, realized my ability to cook and bake from instinct was utterly gone. So now I read recipes... Before all this I stunk at making breads. I was always VERY busy, doing a million things, and running a good sized company as well, so just had the mindset of "Well, I'll just put MORE yeast in, and it'll be that much quicker..." Never really worked out for me, and many leaden loaves later, finally threw in the towel. Figured you needed be a magician of some kind to make bread work. Today, post event, I don't have the same problem, so I now cook all kinds of loaves, hand made, machine made, etc. ALL of them come out wonderfully. Proudest moment as yet? Parker House Rolls. Can make them in my sleep now, and are always strongly demanded at holidays, etc. This was new... Had never even thought about trying English muffins before. Used my Bread Machine for the kneading and rising, then rolled out and cut the rolls by hand. Cooked them ON the stove just fine. I used two larger cast iron pans, NO idea if that made the difference. Tried one once done (not really a bread eater), and thought it was great! Only downside, forgot to lay something heavy on them while cooking, so, they rose too high, and had very few bubble holes inside, though they were light and fluffy inside, and crisp out, so marginal success! Thanks for the recipe!

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