The Best English Muffins for a Perfect Toasted Breakfast

There's nothing like a properly toasted English muffin, crisp on the outside, soft enough in the middle to hold onto melted butter in every little crevice. The trouble is finding one that actually delivers that texture instead of coming out flat and dense. The Bread Essentials carries a full lineup of English muffins baked in a dedicated allergy-friendly facility, so breakfast doesn't come with any trade-offs on taste or texture.

What Makes a Good English Muffin

A real English muffin needs a light, open crumb structure that toasts up crisp on the outside while staying soft enough inside to hold butter and jam without falling apart. That texture depends heavily on the right combination of leavening and flour.

The Role of the Flour Blend

The muffins here rely on a careful mix of rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca starch, along with xanthan gum to help hold everything together during rising and baking, which is what gives them that classic nooks-and-crannies structure without any wheat involved.

What's Available

There are a few different options in stock, each with its own texture and flavor profile.

English Muffins by Katz

The English muffins by Katz use a blend of brown rice, white rice, potato starch, tapioca starch, and sorghum flour, giving them a fairly classic texture that toasts well and holds up to a good amount of butter.

Traditional English Muffins by Kinnikinnick

The traditional English muffins by Kinnikinnick are also dairy-free and soy-free, made with a rice flour and chickpea flour blend along with psyllium for structure. This one is a solid pick for anyone managing multiple food sensitivities at once.

Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins by Katz

For something sweeter, the cinnamon raisin English muffins by Katz fold raisins right into the same flour blend, and they're also dairy-free and egg-free, which makes them a good fit for anyone splitting breakfast across a few different dietary needs at the table.

How to Get the Best Texture at Home

English muffins are usually best split with a fork rather than cut with a knife, since forking along the edge keeps those nooks and crannies intact instead of pressing the crumb flat. From there, a proper toasting is what brings out the crisp edges that make an English muffin worth reaching for over regular toast.

Topping Ideas Worth Trying

A good English muffin holds up well to just about anything, whether that's a simple pat of butter and jam, a fried egg for a quick breakfast sandwich, or something more elaborate like an eggs Benedict style topping for a weekend brunch.

Ordering and Storage

These are best kept in the freezer if you're not going through them quickly, and toasted straight from frozen rather than thawed first, which actually gives a better texture than letting them sit out. Delivery is available across the GTA, and pickup is always an option at the Etobicoke storefront.