English Muffins Lab76 recipes

English Muffins Lab · Decision tree

Find your English muffin

Three questions sort all 76 recipes into 8 groups. Each question is about one of the ingredients recipes disagree on most, and splits the recipes in front of it at their own median, so each answer keeps about half of them. Every group ends with its median recipe in grams and the real recipes nearest it.

The questions

  1. Question 1

    More fat than most, or less?

    A little butter or oil for a softer crumb.

    All 76 recipes: median 6% of the flour weight, 27 g per 450 g of flour; middle half 2% to 8.4%; 25% use none.

  2. Question 2

    More sugar than most, or less?

    A little sugar or honey.

    All 76 recipes: median 3.9% of the flour weight, 18 g per 450 g of flour; middle half 2% to 6%; 5% use none.

    Asked within each answer to question 1, split at the median of the recipes that gave it.

  3. Question 3

    More yeast than most, or less?

    Yeast for the rise; some recipes add baking soda too.

    All 76 recipes: median 1.2% of the flour weight, 5 g per 450 g of flour; middle half 0.7% to 1.8%; 17% use none.

    Asked within each answer to question 2, split at the median of the recipes that gave it.

The key

Read left to right: pick an answer to question 1, then one of the answers beside it for question 2, and so on to a group. Each cell gives the answer, its bound in grams per 100 g of flour, and how many recipes give it.

Decision key: 3 questions, one per column, leading to 8 groups of recipes
1. Fat2. Sugar3. YeastGroup
Moreover 6%37Moreover 4.8%18More1.4% or more9A9
Lessunder 1.4%9B9
Less4.8% or less19Moreover 1.2%9C9
Less1.2% or less10D10
Less6% or less39Moreover 2.8%19Moreover 1%9E9
Little or none1% or less10F10
Less2.8% or less20Moreover 1%10G10
Less1% or less10H10

The 8 groups

Each median recipe is the median of every ingredient over the group's recipes, scaled to 450 g of flour, beside the typical batch of all 76. Bold rows are the ingredients the questions asked about.

Group A · 9 recipes · 11% of all

More fat, more sugar and more yeast

Fat over 6%, sugar over 4.8% and yeast 1.4% or more of the flour weight. A small group: treat its median as a sketch and read the recipes themselves.

Median recipe of group A at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup AAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid395 gabout 1 2/3 cups335 g
Fat40 gabout 3 tbsp27 g
Sugar29 gabout 2 1/2 tbsp18 g
Salt8 g7 g
Yeast9 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group A

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. Easy Homemade English Muffins · melskitchencafe.comfat 8.3% · sugar 4.9% · yeast 1.8%
  2. English Muffins Recipe · preppykitchen.comfat 12% · sugar 6.9% · yeast 1.9%
  3. Baked English Muffins · kingarthurbaking.comfat 8.5% · sugar 7.6% · yeast 1.9%
  4. English Muffins · bettycrocker.comfat 8.3% · sugar 6.1% · yeast 2%
  5. Baked Cinnamon English Muffins · kingarthurbaking.comfat 8.8% · sugar 11% · yeast 1.9%
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Group B · 9 recipes · 11% of all

More fat, more sugar and less yeast

Fat over 6%, sugar over 4.8% and yeast under 1.4% of the flour weight. 2 of the 9 use no yeast. A small group: treat its median as a sketch and read the recipes themselves.

Median recipe of group B at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup BAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid320 gabout 1 1/3 cups335 g
Fat40 gabout 3 tbsp27 g
Sugar45 gabout 1/4 cup18 g
Salt7 g7 g
Yeast4.5 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group B

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. Homemade English Muffins · bakedbyanintrovert.comfat 8.9% · sugar 9.9% · yeast 1.1%
  2. Einkorn English Muffins · savorthebest.comfat 11% · sugar 11% · yeast 1.3%
  3. Whole Wheat English Muffins · handletheheat.comfat 7% · sugar 6.9% · yeast 1%
  4. Multigrain English Muffins · baking-sense.comfat 8.9% · sugar 13% · yeast 1.1%
  5. Sourdough English Muffins · breadtopia.comfat 9.7% · sugar 9.7% · yeast 0%
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Group C · 9 recipes · 11% of all

More fat, less sugar and more yeast

Fat over 6%, sugar 4.8% or less and yeast over 1.2% of the flour weight. A small group: treat its median as a sketch and read the recipes themselves.

Median recipe of group C at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup CAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid325 gabout 1 1/3 cups335 g
Fat35 gabout 2 1/2 tbsp27 g
Sugar14 gabout 1 tbsp18 g
Salt7 g7 g
Yeast9 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group C

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. Cheddar Scallion English Muffin Bread · joythebaker.comfat 7.7% · sugar 3% · yeast 1.7%
  2. English Muffin Bread · 12tomatoes.comfat 7.3% · sugar 3.3% · yeast 2.5%
  3. How to Make English Muffins · thepioneerwoman.comfat 6.5% · sugar 1.6% · yeast 1.6%
  4. English Muffin Bread for the Bread Machine · kingarthurbaking.comfat 6.7% · sugar 1.5% · yeast 1.7%
  5. English Muffins · tasteofhome.comfat 8.5% · sugar 3.8% · yeast 2.1%
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Group D · 10 recipes · 13% of all

More fat, less sugar and less yeast

Fat over 6%, sugar 4.8% or less and yeast 1.2% or less of the flour weight. 1 of the 10 uses no yeast.

Median recipe of group D at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup DAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid340 gabout 1 1/2 cups335 g
Fat35 gabout 2 1/2 tbsp27 g
Sugar18 gabout 1 1/2 tbsp18 g
Salt7 g7 g
Yeast5 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group D

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. How to Make Easy English Muffins · theviewfromgreatisland.comfat 7.5% · sugar 4.4% · yeast 1.1%
  2. Bread Flour English Muffins · kingarthurbaking.comfat 8% · sugar 4.6% · yeast 1.1%
  3. Homemade English Muffins · houseofnasheats.comfat 7.1% · sugar 4.1% · yeast 1.2%
  4. Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins · theviewfromgreatisland.comfat 7.9% · sugar 4.7% · yeast 1.2%
  5. Muffins anglais - les English Muffins · mesinspirationsculinaires.comfat 8% · sugar 0.7% · yeast 0.8%
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Group E · 9 recipes · 11% of all

Less fat, more sugar and more yeast

Fat 6% or less, sugar over 2.8% and yeast over 1% of the flour weight. 4 of the 9 use no fat. A small group: treat its median as a sketch and read the recipes themselves.

Median recipe of group E at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup EAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid400 gabout 1 2/3 cups335 g
Fat20 gabout 1 1/2 tbsp27 g
Sugar19 gabout 1 1/2 tbsp18 g
Salt9 g7 g
Yeast9 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group E

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. English Muffin Bread · biggerbolderbaking.comfat 4.7% · sugar 4.3% · yeast 2.3%
  2. Homemade English Muffins · foodnetwork.comfat 5.6% · sugar 4.9% · yeast 1.2%
  3. Pain english muffin · chefsimon.comfat 0% · sugar 3.1% · yeast 2.7%
  4. English Muffins · foodnetwork.comfat 5.9% · sugar 6.6% · yeast 1.2%
  5. Gluten-Free English Muffin Bread · kingarthurbaking.comfat 0% · sugar 3.6% · yeast 2.5%
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Group F · 10 recipes · 13% of all

Less fat, more sugar and little or no yeast

Fat 6% or less, sugar over 2.8% and yeast 1% or less of the flour weight. 7 of the 10 use no fat. 8 of the 10 use no yeast.

Median recipe of group F at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup FAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid310 gabout 1 1/3 cups335 g
Fatnone27 g
Sugar23 gabout 2 tbsp18 g
Salt6 g7 g
Yeastnone5 g

Nearest the middle of group F

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. Sourdough English Muffin Loaf Recipe · farmhouseonboone.comfat 0% · sugar 5% · yeast 0%
  2. Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough English Muffins · littlespoonfarm.comfat 0% · sugar 4.9% · yeast 0%
  3. Sourdough English Muffins Recipe · littlespoonfarm.comfat 0% · sugar 4.9% · yeast 0%
  4. Sourdough Discard English Muffins · farmhouseonboone.comfat 0% · sugar 6% · yeast 0%
  5. Sourdough English Muffins · farmhouseonboone.comfat 0% · sugar 6% · yeast 0%
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Group G · 10 recipes · 13% of all

Less fat, less sugar and more yeast

Fat 6% or less, sugar 2.8% or less and yeast over 1% of the flour weight. 6 of the 10 use no fat. 2 of the 10 use no sugar.

Median recipe of group G at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup GAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid355 gabout 1 1/2 cups335 g
Fatnone27 g
Sugar7 gabout 1 2/3 tsp18 g
Salt9 g7 g
Yeast7 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group G

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. English Muffin Bread · savingdessert.comfat 0% · sugar 1.6% · yeast 1.8%
  2. English Muffins · tarasmulticulturaltable.comfat 4.9% · sugar 2.5% · yeast 1.4%
  3. English Muffins · thebakingexplorer.comfat 0% · sugar 0% · yeast 1.7%
  4. English Muffin Bread · melskitchencafe.comfat 0% · sugar 2.6% · yeast 1.9%
  5. Muffins anglais · ptitchef.comfat 3.1% · sugar 0.9% · yeast 1.2%
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Group H · 10 recipes · 13% of all

Less fat, less sugar and less yeast

Fat 6% or less, sugar 2.8% or less and yeast 1% or less of the flour weight. 2 of the 10 use no fat. 2 of the 10 use no sugar. 2 of the 10 use no yeast.

Median recipe of group H at 450 g of flour, beside the typical recipe of all 76
At 450 g flourGroup HAll
Flour450 g450 g
Liquid300 gabout 1 1/4 cups335 g
Fat18 gabout 1 1/2 tbsp27 g
Sugar5 gabout 1 1/4 tsp18 g
Salt5 g7 g
Yeast2.5 g5 g

Nearest the middle of group H

Closest to the group's median on every ingredient at once.

  1. Muffins anglais (faciles et moelleux) · ptitchef.comfat 2.8% · sugar 0% · yeast 0.8%
  2. English Muffins · jamiegeller.comfat 2.7% · sugar 0.8% · yeast 0.9%
  3. Muffins anglais au levain kayser · ptitchef.comfat 6% · sugar 2.5% · yeast 0.3%
  4. English muffins 100% levain · chefsimon.comfat 6% · sugar 0% · yeast 0%
  5. English muffins · chefsimon.comfat 0% · sugar 2.8% · yeast 0.7%
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How the questions are chosen

Each ingredient is ranked by how much recipes disagree on it: the width of the middle half of recipes (25th to 75th percentile) divided by the median, less 4% for each place it sits down this lab's list of ingredients, so the ones that define the dish win near ties. For English muffins the order is fat (1.05), sugar (1.03), yeast (0.92) and liquid (0.28), and the first 3 are asked. Salt is never asked about: recipes differ on it mostly by brand and taste.

Every split is at the median of the recipes in front of it, rounded to the percentage shown. Recipes exactly at the median go to whichever side leaves the two halves more even. No answer may keep fewer than 5 recipes; a group that could not be split further says so.

The recipes listed under each group are the 5 nearest its median on every ingredient at once, each scaled by how much recipes vary on it. Every recipe page links to the original for the method.