English Egg Muffin
March 29th 2008 04:35
English Egg Muffin
I got hooked with Egg McMuffin the first time I tasted it. As my tribute to the inventor of this sandwich, I would like to share a liitle bit of history and the method of preparing the egg muffin.
Herb Peterson, the inventor of the Egg McMuffin, passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif., on March 26, 2008 at the age of 89 Monte Fraker, VP of restaurant operations in that city, lays out the McMuffin creation legend:
Peterson eventually became a franchisee and was currently co-owner and operator of six McDonald's restaurants in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Fraker said.
Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald's breakfast item in 1972. He "was very partial to eggs Benedict," Fraker said, and worked on creating something similar.
The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It was served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin.
Egg McMuffin Ingredients:
• 1 English muffin
• 1 Slice Canadian bacon
• 1large Egg
• 1 Slice American cheese
butter
Special Tools
You need an egg ring.
Cooking Your Egg McMuffin
1. Pre-heat a griddle. Toast your English muffin by laying both sides face down on
2. Lay your egg ring on the pre-heated grill. Spray with Pam to prevent sticking. Crack the egg and pour into egg ring on the grill. Poke the yolk with a sharp instrument so it flows.
3. Butter both toasted halves of the English muffin liberally with melted butter. Put a slice of American cheese on the bottom half.
4. About 2 1/2 minutes after you started cooking the egg, the whites should firm up, and the yolk should still be a bit "liquidy". Carefully remove the ring, leaving the egg on the griddle.
(you may have to "slice" around the edges if it sticks)
5. Very carefully turn the egg over, and lay one slice of Canadian bacon on the griddle.
6. After about 30-45 seconds, "flip" the Canadian bacon, and remove the egg, placing it on the bottom half (cheesed half) of the English muffin.
7. Put the Canadian bacon on top, and cover with the top of the English muffin.
8. Wrap in pre-cut wax paper just like the hamburger recipes. Let stand 5 minutes, then microwave 12 seconds on high, and eat.
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