Old-fashioned English Muffins

The excessive preeminence given to the Holy Spirit in their devotions and their preoccupation with gifts, ecstasies, and “prophecies” has tended to neglect of the Scriptures. Why be tied to a Book out of the past when one can communicate every day with the living God? But this is exactly the danger point. Apart from the constant control of the written revelation, we soon find ourselves engulfed in subjectivity; and the believer, even if he has the best intentions, can sink rapidly into deviations, illuminism or exaltation. Let each remind himself of the prohibition of taking anything away from Scripture or adding anything to it (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:18–19). Almost every heresy and sect has originated in a supposed revelation or a new experience on the part of its founder, something outside the strictly biblical framework.

Rene Pache

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	English	New, Veglife2	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	T	Active dry yeast
1	c	Warm water, 1O5~ to 1150
1	T	Honey
4 1/4	c	Unbleached white flour, up
		to 4
1/2	c	Toasted wheat germ
2	t	Salt
1		Egg
1 1/4	c	Warm nonfat milk, 1050 to
		115~
2	T	Unsalted butter, melted
1/2	c	Cornmeal or farina, for
		sprinkling

INSTRUCTIONS

In a small bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water and drizzle in honey
Stir to dissolve and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. 2. In a
large mixing bowl using a whisk or a wooden spoon, or in the bowl of  a
heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment,  combine 2
cups of the flour, wheat germ, and salt. Make a well and  into it add
the egg, milk, butter, and yeast mixture. Beat until  creamy, about 2
minutes. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time to  form a soft dough
that just clears the sides of the bowl. (If making  by hand, switch to
a wooden spoon when necessary.) 3 On a lightly  floured surface, knead
dough until smooth and springy, I to 2  minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of
flour at a time, as necessary to prevent  sticking. (The softer you can
leave this dough, the lighter the  muffin will be.) Place dough in a
deep, lightly oiled bowl, turn once  to coat the top, and cover wit
plastic wrap. Let rise at room  temperature until double in bulk, about
1-! 112 hours. 4. Sprinkle  work surface with cornmeal or farina. Turn
dough out onto surface and  roll or pat into a rectangle about 112 inch
thick. Sprinkle dough  lightly with cornmeal or farina to prevent
sticking while rolling.  Using a floured 5-inch biscuit cutter or a
drinking glass, cut out  muffins. Roll and cut scraps. Cover muffins
with a clean tea towel  and let test 30 minutes. 5. Preheat a griddle
or large skillet over  medium heat, until a sprinkling 0f water dances
across the surface  and evaporates. Immediately pl English muffins
really should be named  American muffins, as they are the pure Yankee
offshoot of the  griddle-baked Celtic crumpet and bannock. To serve,
just split or  tear them apart with your fingers or a fork, never cut
with a knife.  Serve toasted, with lots of sweet butter and lemon curd
(recipe on  page 35).  MC_Busted by Karen C. Greenlee  By "Karen C.
Greenlee" <greenlee@bellsouth.net> on Apr 15, 1999.  Recipe by: Veggie
Life, May, 1999  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 371 Calories From Fat: 121 Total Fat: 13.5g Cholesterol: 71.8mg Sodium: 450.2mg Potassium: 344.3mg Carbohydrates: 39.4g Fiber: 2.1g Sugar: 2.9g Protein: 21.5g

Jacob is about to enter the Promised Land. He will be one of the venerated Patriarchs of the faith. But before Jacob can become Israel, the man must be broken. Jacob needs to learn that his life is to be one of continual striving with God, but doing it with full dependence on God. He will learn that with God there is a continual heat from the refiner’s fire, but through the adversity there is an unspeakable joy in the journey. And though God probably won’t be wrestling with any of us physically like He did with Jacob, there is a continual tension of finding our greatest peace when we are most intimate in close communion with God. At times we struggle, but in the pain we learn to submit to His will, allow Him to expose our defects, yield to the wounds He creates and then trust Him that the pain is for our greatest good as the “old man” is further put to death. If we act in the flesh and run away or defend ourselves or blame others or whine and complain, we’ll never experience this. As creatures so prone to follow our selfish instincts, there is a serenity that comes when God wrestles us to the ground, breaks us further of our pride and reminds us that our sufficiency is only in Him.

Randy Smith