Blueberry English Muffin Bread

Blueberry English Muffin Bread is a special twist on your regular morning toast! Dotted with fresh blueberries, this toasting bread recipe mimics the classic English muffin with the added bonus of a large golden brown surface area for slathering with butter and jam. Skip the store-bought versions you see sometimes and treat yourself to this version – you deserve it!

What’s So Great About this English Muffin Bread?

Want to know why we love this Blueberry English Muffin Bread recipe so much? Here are just a few of the reasons we think it’s so great:

• It mimics classic English muffins but with a large surface area for toasting and smothering with butter and jam.
• Easy English muffin bread recipe with a dough that doesn’t require a lot of proofing time, and NO rolling or shaping.
• The recipe uses a pint of blueberries so there’s no need to measure – just wash, dry, and add the berries to the dough.
• Simple enough to make a double batch to keep in the freezer or give to a friend, neighbor, teacher, or family.

If you’re looking for the perfect blend of cozy and fruity, this Blueberry English Muffin Bread is about to become your new favorite bake. Imagine all the nooks and crannies of a classic English muffin, but in a soft, sliceable loaf bursting with juicy blueberries!

It’s a simple loaf to make and it toasts up beautifully, with deep golden brown crumbs at the edges. And it pairs perfectly with a smear of butter and jam. 

Whether you’re enjoying it for breakfast, a mid-afternoon treat, or a late-night snack, this bread brings homemade comfort to every bite.

Now, let’s dive into how to make this awesome English muffin bread that’s absolutely bursting with fresh blueberries!

Ingredients for Blueberry English Muffin Bread 

Here’s the basic shopping list for this recipe. Be sure to keep scrolling down to the recipe card below for the full printable Ingredients list for this great recipe!

• Yellow cornmeal – You’ll need cornmeal to sprinkle in the pan. It will prevent the bread from sticking and give the bread that classic English muffin exterior texture.
• Granulated sugar
• Table salt
• Baking soda
• Instant yeast
• Milk
• Water
• Vegetable or canola oil
• Fresh blueberries

How to Make this English Muffin Toasting Bread Recipe

Here are the easy instructions for how to make this toasting bread! Be sure to keep scrolling down to the recipe card below for the full set of Instructions! 

STEP 1: Grease an 8 x 4 ½-inch loaf pan and sprinkle the inside of the pan with the cornmeal.

STEP 2: Mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and instant yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer.

STEP 3: Heat the milk, water and oil in a microwave-safe bowl or 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. You can also do this in a saucepan on the stovetop.  

STEP 4: Milk mixture into the stand mixer bowl and mix the ingredients together until thoroughly combined.

STEP 5: Beat the dough until it becomes smooth, soft, and very sticky. Gently knead the blueberries into the dough until they are fully incorporated into the dough. Place the dough into the prepared loaf pan and even out the top with damp fingers and place a lightly greased piece of plastic wrap loosely over the top of the pan.

STEP 6: Allow the dough to rise until it starts to peak above the top of the pan. Towards the end of the proofing time, preheat the oven. 

STEP 7: Bake until the top of the bread is golden brown. If the bread browns too quickly, lay a piece of aluminum foil loosely over the top of the loaf. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then remove the bread from the pan and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing. 

How to Store English Muffin Bread

To store leftover English muffin bread, wrap the bread tightly in a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate the bread for up to 5 days.

You can store the bread at room temperature too, but only for a day before it starts to dry out.

How to Freeze English Muffin Bread

To freeze the bread, the process is similar to refrigerating. Wrap the bread tightly in a piece of plastic wrap and then wrap the bread in a piece of foil. 

Don’t forget to label the foil with a Sharpie with the recipe name and date you’re freezing the bread. 

How Long to Toast English Muffin Bread

Typically, English muffin bread toasts just like regular toast. However, because this bread has blueberries, the bread has a bit more moisture than regular English muffin bread does. 

Therefore, you’ll need to add a couple of minutes to the toasting time to get a nicely golden brown toast to the bread.

What to Serve with this Toasting Bread

Any kind of yogurt and fruit will go excellent with a slice or two of this English muffin toasting bread.

On top of the bread, salted butter is almost a requirement, at least for me! I also love some jam along with those puddles of melted butter. This vanilla peach jam or peach butter would be absolutely amazing with the flavor of the blueberries in this bread!

FAQs about Blueberry English Muffin Bread

1. Can this bread be eaten without toasting it? Technically, you can eat English muffin bread without toasting it because it’s fully baked through. However, untoasted English muffin bread isn’t meant to be eaten this way; it’s bland and a little stodgy in texture. For the best flavor and texture, be sure to toast English muffin bread.
2. Will other fruit work in this recipe? I haven’t tested this recipe with other fruit but I suspect berries such as raspberries and blackberries may work because they don’t tend to release too much water when baked. Chopped strawberries may work if they aren’t already too ripe to start with.
3. How similar is this bread to regular English muffins? There are definitely similarities between this bread and English muffins such as the flavor and the crispy exterior from using cornmeal in the loaf pan. However, because you’ll need to slice this bread from the full loaf, you’ll lose a bit of the craggy, open-crumbed texture that we know our iconic English muffins by.
4. How well does English muffin bread freeze? This recipe freezes really well! Be sure to refer to the section on freezing above for some important information.
5. Is the dough supposed to be so sticky? Yes, this will be a wet and sticky dough so don’t be tempted to add flour to the recipe to make the dough less sticky. The extra moisture in the dough will escape while baking, leaving you with an open-crumb in the bread and lots of little holes for melted butter to seep into.
6. Can I use frozen blueberries instead of fresh blueberries? I don’t recommend using frozen berries for this recipe. The temperature of the berries will affect how the yeast rises during the proofing time.