Claire Makes BA's Best English Muffins | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit 

Still waiting for Claire to make Eclair.

I will never get tired of how Claire explains things. Such a great teacher!! 😄

Ugh, Claire is just the best. She uses clear, concise language and really knows her audience (i.e. the average person cooking at home). No hoity toity BS here!

You ever notice Andy shows up at the end of every video and sort of hovers around the area to eat whatever the person made?

I really love the POV of these videos because when the camera is on the other side of the countertop it feels like you're in the kitchen with Claire and she's right in front of you teaching you how to do this, it's just very easy and friendly and creates a closeness which is interesting also the background conversations I'm so glad you leave in the background white noise

10:45 "making something people think can only be store bought" - sounds like a terrific pitch for a series where a gourmet chef makes common snack foods...

Thumbs up for this recipe. I followed it pretty much to the letter, which I NEVER do. I wanted to make the recipe half whole wheat and use my homemade sourdough starter instead of yeast but decided to follow the first time as is and make my own variations next time. This is a very wet sticky dough this accompanying RU-vid tutorial with the author's tips are helpful to see. I followed and it worked out just fine. The overnight refrigerator rise is a nice way for the flavors to meld and the dough to aerate. When I shaped the dough into rounds a let it proof for the 60-70 minute 2nd rise, my kitchen had that yeasty, fresh dough smell, which made me feel that I was on the right track. I found the portion size to be more generous than other recipes I've tried. Some expanded to small hamburger bun size, which I liked. More nooks and crannies. A few notes: • The buttermilk gave the finished product a nice tang reminiscent of sourdough. • I did not warm up the buttermilk. What's the point? It's going back in the refrigerator. • I used Bob's Red Mill Artisanal Unbleached Enriched Bread Flour. This is a fairly substantial flour as opposed to a Pillsbury or Gold Medal bread flours. • A dough scraper really doughs come in handy. • The 2 spatula method she used in the video helps for the first turn as the dough is still wobbly • I used a Kitchen Aid with the dough hook. Great recipe! if you have a fair amount of bread baking experience, this recipe may seem counter-intuitive, even with the dough hook and 5 minutes of kneading the result is more lava-like than clay, but I think if one follows the instructions and watches the video they will have good results. And now I am off to deliver freshly baked English muffins to my elderly neighbors who are sheltering. 4 each or the 2 of them and 4 for me to keep.

I prefer using grams, so I'll share it to you guys😌 Recipe in grams for 12 english muffin 200g warm water 7.5g dry yeast 14g sugar 200g warm milk/butter milk 55g unsalted butter 26.5g vegetable oil 10g salt 420g bread flour corn meal/ corn grits (it depends on how much you want) oil spray

YAS this channel is putting in the woooork this week. Love it.

My love for Claire is too much

I love Claire everything. Does she have her own playlist? (Not like I haven’t watched every video featuring her)

Yo that's the cutest apron i've ever seen

YAY! MORE VIDEOS WITH CLAIRE! (Edit: she’s so nice and it really shows that she knows what she’s doing

all i want is for claire to teach me about true baking, while brad makes remarks in the background. you both are the best

Claire is my favorite! She seems so nice :)

I love that there’s been more Claire videos lately. She’s the best!

This video comes at a time when I was feeling deeply saddened by the fact that there are no good English Muffins in Toronto to make breakfast sammys with. Now I have the power.

I like before I even watch when it comes to Claire.

MORE CLAIRE THIS WEEK!? :D :O

Claire is the coolest. Eglish muffins are great. This video is fantastic. PS it's cool Claire, I'm also a lefty and horrendous flipper.

Claire is the moneymaker. Use Claire for all your videos!!!!

Claire, you're SUCH a master / sensei. I am in awe of your deep knowledge of food and cooking! Oh, and my mouth is watering. :)

I really appreciate all the baking videos with Claire, and how much they teach/inform/explain

"so you can try it for your next brunch party" claire i love you but do i look like someone who has brunch parties

"This is just to make sure that the yeast It's Alive"* *Brad's ™ 🤣

"For your next brunch party" Claire I really love you but I think you need to know that if I'm living vicariously through online food videos I'm proooobably never going to host a brunch party hahaha

Wow, Claire is crankin' out lots of videos lately. I like it.

I have had one of those cast iron griddle/grills for years and it is amazingly useful. I use it more often than my skillet. I recommend it to anyone who cooks for more than one person. Cuts grilled cheese/pancake time in half with that much surface area to cook on.

B R A D I N T H E B A C K

Can we get daily videos featuring Claire, Brad or Andy? They're the greatest. EDIT: Carla, too!

The reason I love Claire, and perhaps why other do too, is because she's explains what she's doing very well. She's a very good teacher!

I love seeing Claire cooking 💗, she explains everything so well and she is an amazing cook, hoping to see more videos with her

More of Claire! YEEEEEEES!

i can watch her talk about absolutely anything and enjoy it

Claire is so beautiful.

hands down my fave food channel

More Claire! she is a good teacher and makes cool stuff!

She makes everything look so easy.

I didn't realize how much I need an English muffin in my life until now

Anything with Claire = yes please!

She's my favv!

Claire, and everyone at BA, is so smart!! I love that these videos aren't just "here's how to make this!" but also "and here's why we are adding these ingredients and what to look for and how this helps the final product". Such great tips throughout :)

I love the way she looks

I work at a bakery and our biggest seller is our english muffins. we slather the flat top in butter before frying. The cornmeal doesn't burn, they are dripping in butter, and we don't bake them after. Ours also aren't that delicate when we shape them. I have no idea what the difference is but I would try frying them in butter and seeing if you like them that way :)

i just love Clair

Claire's explanations are top notch. I'd love to see her tackle Welsh cakes. Pure griddle cooking, and a cross between a cookie and a pancake - what's not to love?

I love Claire 💕

I love that she explained active dry yeast. It all makes so much more sense now!

Not a great flipper because she's left handed. 😂 Very cool recipe. I've never seen how English muffins are made. Claire always delivers. 👍

Thank you for more Claire videos

YAY MORE CLAIRE!!!

Yessssss. All the Claire videos!!

Yaaasss more Claire please!

Clair and Brad are my favorite hosts. Clair is so funny human and genuine in her segments.

Please try and make a gourmet cheez-it !!!!!! lol you know it was coming to this! - DRV

Andy's caboose is a comforting presence

Claire please make a scone recipe!

Followed this recipe, came out wayyyyy better than store bought!! Thank you Claire!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i love her apron

There is a specific heirloom flour species used for English muffins. It’s called Maris-Widgeon. You can get it from boutique mills and independent farms. I get mine from Hummingbird Wholesale in Eugene, ORE.

Really nice editing.

I love claire so much she is brilliant

Yay, more Claire

Just finished making these. They came out great! Only difference is I melted a mixture of butter & oil in a cast iron skillet and cooked them on medium till nicely browned on both sides then, off to the 350 oven to finish the cooking process. The taste was divine.

She’s my favorite

I started watching Claire videos about a week ago. I hope they never end.

I love Claire's eyes and the way she looks.

I love making Sour Dough English Muffins. Thank you Granny. I'll never stop loving you and Papa.

I have a big fat crush on Claire and her food

I liked this video a lot, but I really appreciate the variety of content on this channel. It is great to see so many culinary styles and how each host offers a unique perspective. Both Brad and Claire are particularly entertaining, but the hand crafted series, where we get to see incredible experts work is just awesome!

YESSS ANOTHER CLAIRE VIDEO!!!

Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe, and video. After trying many recipes, including Paul Hollywood's recipe, I found yours to be by far the very best. They are actually fluffy, and light, every time! The dough is easy to make, to handle, and to work with,. Your tips in the video are very helpful!

So much Claire recently. I'm in love O_O

This is the absolute best recipe! I make batches and batches of these for the freezer! I stovetop, bake, cool and freeze!!!

More Claire!

Made them today and they are perfect. Well shaped, lots of nooks and crannies. Wish I could send a pic. Thanks, Claire! This recipe is a keeper.

I’m wondering if anyone is gonna do a video of them making this recipe versus her new one 🤔

i dont understand why people are so adamant about the fork opening. you still get nooks and crannies with a knife, bubbles are still there. It barely changes the consistency but anyone who knows the fact acts like its a ruined product if you use a knife.

I don't even bake or cook. But still love these videos. Mostly her though lol

My appreciation for English Muffins just vastly increased! That's some real work!

I LOVE CLAIRE

If you have never had fresh made english muffins you really haven't lived. They are truly so much better than what you get a the supermarket. It is a tragic truth that most people will never experience the difference. Hope more people can spread the word!

OMG! Need to try this right away!

I gotta try and make these one day. I like how most of these comments are people saying they're in love with Claire bc that's a mood and also, same

Claire

I absolutely love her

I watched most of Claires videos yesterday while working and we get even more Claire this week? Awesome!

I watch this channel usually for Claires stuff but I also like Gabby and Brad.

MORE. MORE of Claire and Brad. OR just Claire.

I learned this recipe on Great British Bakeoff. English muffins are easy to make at home and so good.

more clair

I feel like Claire could be a really good teacher,like the really nice kind.

Just out of curiosity, is the camera person here also Vinny?

Brad and Claire are my favorite internet people that make food

If you don't have buttermilk you can use milk and add vinegar to it.

I subscribed just for Claire. She needs her own show!

Lefties where you at?

Scott and Claire love those nooks and crannies.

Yaaass moar claire food vids! :D

Claire is the best. I love this channel no other cooking channel like this