Sourdough English Muffins#

Finished English muffins

Makes ~8 muffins

Ingredients#

Scale:

227g active sourdough starter
120g all-purpose flour
6g salt (1 tsp)
28g butter, melted (1 tbsp = 14 g)
60g milk
12g sugar
1g baking soda
Semolina flour or cornmeal for dusting

Directions#

Step 1 - Make Dough#

Mix starter + flour + salt + butter + milk + sugar until sticky and soft, slightly tacky. No need to knead.

Mixed dough

Step 2 - Rise#

Cover and let rise somewhere warm until puffed and possibly bubbly, about 1.5 hours.

Puffy risen dough

Step 3 - Add Baking Soda#

Gently fold in baking soda.

Step 4 - Shape#

Turn out onto cornmeal-dusted surface. Pat to 3/4" thick. Cut into desired shapes.

Flattened dough

Cut 'rounds'

Individual 'rounds'

Step 5 - Cook#

Cook Cook on griddle at medium-low heat, 7-8 minutes per side until golden.

Cooking in skillet

Golden brown

Finished batch (slightly undercooked)