Overnight Yeast Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 pint milk
• 1/2 compressed yeast cake
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 eggs (optional)

Method

1. 1 Scald milk, then stir in butter, sugar, and salt until butter melts.
2. 2 Let mixture cool to lukewarm, then add yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water.
3. 3 Stir in enough flour to make a drop batter; cover and let rise overnight in a warm, draft-free place.
4. 4 In the morning, stir batter down; if using eggs, beat yolks and whites separately and fold in whites last.
5. 5 Grease muffin rings and place on a hot greased griddle; fill rings halfway with batter.
6. 6 Cook until risen to the top, then flip with a turner and bake until a thin brown crust forms on both sides.