tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6288663752236447391..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Muffins for breakfast or brunchKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24439199797815682632015-02-25T10:11:51.806+01:002015-02-25T10:11:51.806+01:00I would like english muffins! i love new york styl...I would like english muffins! i love new york style bagel is my favorite. thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bagelemporium.com" rel="nofollow">Bagel Shops New York</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86772962883295910992014-12-08T08:36:48.048+01:002014-12-08T08:36:48.048+01:00Evelyn, that "recipe" says the hot-water...Evelyn, that <a href="http://www.cooks.com/recipe/mb8k97ro/moms-hot-water-cornbread.html" rel="nofollow">"recipe"</a> says the hot-water cornbread is "Similar to Hush Puppies, only better." That I have to taste. Thanks. No extraneous ingredients.<br /><br />I'm thinking that English muffins made with cornmeal might be really good.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1636838444369354912014-12-08T08:29:39.466+01:002014-12-08T08:29:39.466+01:00Betty, back in my California days, when I was eith...Betty, back in my California days, when I was either at the office or on the road (commuting) 60 or even 75 hours a week, I certainly wouldn't have had time to cook like this or to blog. Anybody who can work full time and also do a blog has all my admiration. Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35748683146303160712014-12-07T20:12:18.852+01:002014-12-07T20:12:18.852+01:00Blog serendipity -- I JUST answered a comment abou...Blog serendipity -- I JUST answered a comment about the term "hush puppies" on another blog, and there you go mentioning them. I'm afraid I don't exactly know what they are...something Southern related to corn meal? Or grits? And I have to say it may not be THAT easy to make homemade bagels, English muffins, or puff pastry while working 50-hour weeks, even in France...or is it?Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42870713142720935542014-12-07T20:07:01.013+01:002014-12-07T20:07:01.013+01:00Yes, eggs benedict will be in your future. Breads ...Yes, eggs benedict will be in your future. Breads are so good this time of year. Do they make hot water cornbread in NC? I've had a hankering for it lately. http://www.cooks.com/recipe/mb8k97ro/moms-hot-water-cornbread.htmlEvelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15791205436069267232014-12-07T18:03:01.608+01:002014-12-07T18:03:01.608+01:00Exactly, Ken... they look store-bought, but oooohh...Exactly, Ken... they look store-bought, but oooohhhhhh what a difference that home-made taste adds, eh? Yumm!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44545985602236753412014-12-07T17:35:40.369+01:002014-12-07T17:35:40.369+01:00It looks great; I'll have to try one of those ...It looks great; I'll have to try one of those recipes. I've made a few attempts at English muffins over the years, and mostly failed.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1648905109197865962014-12-07T15:38:48.579+01:002014-12-07T15:38:48.579+01:00wow I have made them. They are great. Thanks for s...wow I have made them. They are great. Thanks for sharing.Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23906273414387121392014-12-07T13:18:52.166+01:002014-12-07T13:18:52.166+01:00Last year I went to the famous Betty's Tearoom...Last year I went to the famous Betty's Tearoom in Harrogate for brunch. The group at the table next to me were a film crew working nearby, and my immediate neighbour had one of my favourites - scrambled egg with dry-cure bacon on a toasted muffin. Walt's muffins look just as good as the Betty's muffins! By the way, "Betty" was Swiss, and male ... Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87874030675154754662014-12-07T12:01:45.833+01:002014-12-07T12:01:45.833+01:00They've never been with the British products.....They've never been with the British products...<br />usually with the quatre-quarts, madelines, sponge fingers, brioche, etc...<br />but not with the pain de mie...<br />for some reason only known to French marketing...<br />and Himself!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67455868206585865632014-12-07T11:41:24.571+01:002014-12-07T11:41:24.571+01:00They now have muffins in our neighborhood supermar...They now have muffins in our neighborhood supermarkets, but they are not really very good. I'm very tempted to try your recipe. Care to share how Walt altered the recipe? I use muffins as hamburger buns; they are not sweet like the buns they sell here.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84819386001109437782014-12-07T11:18:06.906+01:002014-12-07T11:18:06.906+01:00thomas' promises! (jingle for thomas' engl...thomas' promises! (jingle for thomas' english muffins)anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22389426447443677622014-12-07T10:34:44.076+01:002014-12-07T10:34:44.076+01:00I should add that since we don't have crumpets...I should add that since we don't have crumpets in the U.S., I don't really know how they are made. I found this <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-crumpets-113577" rel="nofollow">web site about the difference between crumpets and English muffins</a>.<br /><br />Also, our muffins looked store-bought but had that fresh home-made taste :^)Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91402175841875395102014-12-07T10:02:37.468+01:002014-12-07T10:02:37.468+01:00I guess there's a bigger market for British pr...I guess there's a bigger market for British products down there than there is here. We did see muffins like these at SuperU last week, though, in the regular bread section and not with the imported British products.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16278984734613109392014-12-07T10:01:11.889+01:002014-12-07T10:01:11.889+01:00Crumpet recipes are all over the map. Baking powde...Crumpet recipes are all over the map. Baking powder or yeast. Leavened pancake batter, in other words.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73898963628708700862014-12-07T09:30:45.776+01:002014-12-07T09:30:45.776+01:00These look great! Just like a bought one :-) Crump...These look great! Just like a bought one :-) Crumpets are easy to make at home too (they are yeast based too, btw). I have spells where I make them regularly -- probably coming up soon now that you've reminded me of them.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47846393946605689822014-12-07T09:24:55.754+01:002014-12-07T09:24:55.754+01:00Nice one Walt....
Ken, the crumb on this muffin lo...Nice one Walt....<br />Ken, the crumb on this muffin looks perfect!!<br />And with butter and jam....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!<br />But all the supermarkets around here, from Loches to Chatellerault...<br />sell ones British made, packaged for France.... <br />with a little Onion Jaques flag on the packet...<br />including "complet"... <br />which I haven't bought yet....<br />to me, a muffin like this one should be "white"...<br />toasted, cut in half and toasted on the inside....<br />then served up with streaky bacon and a poached egg...<br />with sossijis and baked beans...<br />and a re-heated tinned plum tomato.<br />Real roadside-diner breakfast...<br />British Style!!<br />Damn... <br />done it again... <br />gotta go make toast!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64253842136200428212014-12-07T07:52:46.863+01:002014-12-07T07:52:46.863+01:00Definitely I am am going to make them English one...Definitely I am am going to make them English ones ..looks deliciuosGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.com