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Plate with two eggs Benedict topped with hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon, served alongside asparagus spears drizzled with hollandaise, garnished with parsley.
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English muffin

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Plate with two eggs Benedict topped with hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon, served alongside asparagus spears drizzled with hollandaise, garnished with parsley.
hollandaise sauce Eggs Benedict (poached eggs and Canadian bacon on toasted English muffin halves with hollandaise sauce) plated with a side of asparagus with hollandaise sauce.

An English muffin is a type of bread dough that is rolled into rounds, baked on a griddle, and then split and toasted before eating. This bread is distinct from crumpets, which are also a traditional British teatime treat known for their cratered surface and are typically made with yeast and baking powder, then cooked on one side only. English muffins, in contrast, are firmer and more breadlike, cooked on both sides, and split before toasting. They are baked using a metal ring known as a muffin ring. The term "English muffin" was first used in 1858.123

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