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Forgot to buy English muffins at the store so I decided to make some. Pulled the sourdough starter out of the fridge, let it come up to room temp then gave it a feeding. The next day it was time to start the process.
Sourdough starter was very active.
Got everyone into the pool and mixed by hand and formed into a ball. I probably should have used the Kitchen aid for this but hind sight is 20 20.
After about 5 hours, the dough was expanding.
Set it aside, along with my remaining starter to sit over night.
This morning, the dough had more then tripled in size.
Since I don't have a round cutter, I decided to make them square and not have any of the cutoffs to deal with.
Split apart and covered for another hour for additional rise.
Into a non-stick frying pan for the cook.
4 minutes later, flip and cook for another 4 minutes.
The finished product.
The first round of frying didn't puff up much, so those will be the scrubs that get eaten today at lunch. The sample I tried was every bit as good as any sourdough muffin I've had. Certainly the most sour of all the bread I've made from this starter, so I think I've got it into a good place!
This weekend will be breakfast over the fire and these English muffins will make their debut!
Sourdough starter was very active.
Got everyone into the pool and mixed by hand and formed into a ball. I probably should have used the Kitchen aid for this but hind sight is 20 20.
After about 5 hours, the dough was expanding.
Set it aside, along with my remaining starter to sit over night.
This morning, the dough had more then tripled in size.
Since I don't have a round cutter, I decided to make them square and not have any of the cutoffs to deal with.
Split apart and covered for another hour for additional rise.
Into a non-stick frying pan for the cook.
4 minutes later, flip and cook for another 4 minutes.
The finished product.
The first round of frying didn't puff up much, so those will be the scrubs that get eaten today at lunch. The sample I tried was every bit as good as any sourdough muffin I've had. Certainly the most sour of all the bread I've made from this starter, so I think I've got it into a good place!
This weekend will be breakfast over the fire and these English muffins will make their debut!
