Have you ever tried cutting the bottom off of a tuna can? Boy, is that ever hard. Alton Brown said in his episode about English muffins, that you can save tuna cans and you can use them for biscuit cutters. I saved my tuna cans, since I eat plenty of that fish. I tried using the can opener and got a hole punched in it, and then tried using either a scissor or a knife to cut that. No luck. So, if anybody knows the proper method for removing the bottom of a tuna can please do tell me.
Fresh homemade English muffins are the best. I like it when the melted butter gets in between those cracks and they're really good with peanut butter. I really want to try making Eggs Benedict and Hollandaise sauce, now that I've made my own. They're a little bit time consuming to make, but well worth it. . I suggest going out and buying some biscuit cutters too, since I didn't have any.
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Ingredients from Alton Brown
½ cup non-fat powdered milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1 cup hot water
1 envelope dry yeast
⅛ teaspoon sugar
⅓ cup warm water
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
Non-stick vegetable spray
Special equipment: electric griddle, 3-inch metal rings, see Cook's Note*
Directions
In a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt, shortening, and hot water, stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Let cool. In a separate bowl combine the yeast and ⅛ teaspoon of sugar in ⅓ cup of warm water and rest until yeast has dissolved. Add this to the dry milk mixture. Add the sifted flour and beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees F.
Add the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly. Place metal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with vegetable spray. Using #20 ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops into each ring and cover with a pot lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs. Cover with the lid and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, remove rings and cool. Split with fork and serve.
PrintAlton Brown's English Muffins
- Yield: 8 to 10 1x
Ingredients
½ cup non-fat powdered milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1 cup hot water
1 envelope dry yeast
⅛ teaspoon sugar
⅓ cup warm water
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
Non-stick vegetable spray
Special equipment: electric griddle, 3-inch metal rings, see Cook's Note*
Instructions
In a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt, shortening, and hot water, stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Let cool. In a separate bowl combine the yeast and ⅛ teaspoon of sugar in ⅓ cup of warm water and rest until yeast has dissolved. Add this to the dry milk mixture. Add the sifted flour and beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees F.
Add the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly. Place metal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with vegetable spray. Using #20 ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops into each ring and cover with a pot lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs. Cover with the lid and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, remove rings and cool. Split with fork and serve.
Lydia says
Thank you for posting this recipe. I lost my original one.
I have found that the "new " tuna can bottoms are different from the top. The are round without a seem. This dismayed me because I need the cans to make different applications. But I look for any product in a can where the bottom can be removed like the top. So far these products included water chestnuts, canned chicken, some canned crab or seafood brands, and the most common and easiest to find: 5.5 oz canned cat food. Luckily I have a cat.
Now that i have about three dozen can rings I feel much relieved.
BUT while i was visiting a friend she made fresh English muffins for brunch and used SPAM cans!!!
This was very unique and the "muffins come out like little slices of toast.
I plan to have her teach me how to do this.
Happy Cooking!
Kim Jacobson says
I've been using wide mouth canning jar lids..Just lightly spray the inside of them first.. =-)
Jim Feltner says
The Hamilton Beach model 76606Z can opener will remove first the top, and then the bottom, of almost any can - I have even got the top (but not the bottom!) off square sardine cans. It leaves a smooth edge on the can, and no sharp edge anywhere.
Gary Gatrel says
I bought the rings from King Arthur flour company. A set of 12 cost me $20.00, but as many muffins we eat it be well worth it. Has to be a lot easier than cutting off the bottom of a tuna can.
Yoli says
The first couple minutes of this video show how to remove the bottom of a tuna can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-nTueiCVGs