The Farming Wife's Sourdough English Muffins
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 8:15pm

Ingredients




2 teaspoons yeast
1 cup sourdough starter
2 cups milk
4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons cane sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda

Preparation

1 Combine milk, sugar and yeast in large mixing bowl 2 Add sourdough starter and mix until combined 3 Add 3 cups of flour and the salt, stir with wooden spoon until well combined 4 Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 hour 5 Stir down and add remaining flour to make a very soft dough 6 On floured surface, knead gently until you have a workable, but soft dough 7 Divide dough into 16 equal pieces 8 Form each piece into a ball and flatten to 1/2 inch thick 9 Dip each side of flattened muffin into cornmeal to coat thickly 10 Place coated muffins onto cookie sheet that is also thickly sprinkled with cornmeal 11 Let rest in warm area for 1 hour 12 Heat a dry, iron skillet on medium heat 13 When hot, place three muffins gently into skillet 14 Set timer for 6 minutes and allow muffins to crisp up (they will double in size and become very tall) 15 Very gently flip muffin over to brown remaining side for 2 more minutes 16 Remove from heat and place on a platter 17 Cover with dish towel to hold in heat so muffins cool slowly 18 To eat, split with fork and toast before serving

About


These muffins will change the way you think about breakfast. Hearty and filling, your whole family will love them. NOTE: Add the baking soda if your sourdough mixture is too tangy. We like it sour, but you may like it a bit sweeter. The ingredient is optional.

Comments:
Fred Rhoades

This is a wonderful recipe.  I use half whole wheat flour.  What is the baking soda on the recipe for?  It is not called for in the instructions and, anyway, the recipe works fine without this ingredient.
Amy Jeanroy

I am so glad you liked it, Fred. The Baking Soda is to sweeten the Sour dough's tanginess. Sometimes it can be too sour for some people, especially if it is a well established starter that might need to be fed. 
Warmly, 
Amy J