English Muffins with Sour dough

[achookwoman]

English Muffins with Sour Dough
These were just the best fun to make, but then most bread is, (says this Bread tragic).
You need to start these the previous day. You do all the mixing in the TMX., pat and cut the dough out like scones, let rise again and then cook in a heavy based frying pan.Oh, I nearly forgot, split them and toast, top with something gooey, like poached egg or honey/jam on top of butter.

Sponge ingredients.

110g of sour dough starter
260g. white bread flour, or a mix of what you like.
275g. warm milk.

Final dough ingredients

200g flour
3/4 teaspoon of salt, (I didn't use any as I used a bread pre-mix)
1 teaspoon carb soda
1 1/2 teaspoons of honey

Combine all sponge ingredients in TMX bowl, mix 4 mins. on dough setting.
Leave in bowl and sit in a warm place over night.
Next morning, ( when the sponge has doubled and there bubbles on the top), add the final ingredients.
Mix on dough setting for 8 mins. ( it may be still a bit sticky)
Tip out on to floured work bench and pat to a thickness of 1/4 to 1/2 inch, (about 1 cm.). cut into rounds 3 or 4 inches,(8 to 10 cm.). Place these on to a baking sheet lined with baking paper or silicon sheet. spray with water and cover. Let rise for 45 to 60 mins.
Heat a large, tick based frying pan, (I put a diffuser under the pan) and heat to moderate. Lightly spray pan with oil, (I use rice bran oil).
Cook for a total of 15 mins. Cover pan for first 5 mins, and continue to turn the muffins ever few mins.
Cool on a wire rack.

To split the muffins, run a knife around the edge, and then use a fork to separate the 2 halves. This provides the lovely nooks and crannies which fill with butter when toasted.
Posted by elizabeth at 11:46 PM

[Katya]

Great work Chookie - they sound quite straightforward to make and I look forward to trying them out.  In spite of their name, English muffins are really difficult to get hold of over here 

[judydawn]

Excellent result Chookie, how many muffins does the recipe make?  Guess you could add some dried fruit for fruit muffins?

[achookwoman]

Katya,  these are very easy as the messy part is all done in the TMX bowl and no washing out until the end.  Do you have some sour dough starter?

JD you will love these, they will make 7/9 depending on the size of your cutter.  The largest cutter I had was 3 inch.  I tried to buy a 4 inch one today but couldn't.   Yes you could add fruit and a little spice.  They will freeze well.  We tried them for morning tea with TMX apricot jam,  tonight we till try them with poached egg.

[Ceejay]

Nice one thanks chookie!   

Will have to try them out! 

[Katya]

Katya,  these are very easy as the messy part is all done in the TMX bowl and no washing out until the end.  Do you have some sour dough starter?

I do have some starter - a very nice friend gave me some of hers after I had an abortive attempt to make it myself from scratch.   Hers has been going for years and I'm hoping mine will last as long.   It will be good to have something new to try it with.

[achookwoman]

Katya, I am also looking for different ways to use the sour dough starter.. I have now worked out that i can get away with feeding it once a week.  I tried every 2 weeks but it took too much time to revive it.  Let us know how you go.

[judydawn]

Chookie is there any reason why these couldn't be baked in the oven instead of pan cooking?

[achookwoman]

Yes,  they need to be turned during cooking.

[judydawn]

OK, will try in the pan method.  Just realised I do have a big, heavy based frying pan - it hasn't seen the light of day since the TMX came into the house. 

[judydawn]

Chookie these turned out really well.  I didn't know how to tell if they were cooked though so had to try one of the first batch and it was perfect.  The whole process wasn't as fiddly as I thought it was going to be and the dough behaved itself and did everything it was supposed to do or maybe I am just getting more used to working with it  

Thanks so much for this recipe - I love it.  

[achookwoman]

Glad you liked it Judy.   I do think that the more you use the SD,  the better it behaves.

[cookie1]

I made some English Muffins using the sourdough just before we left. You cooked them in the frypan for a bit and then in the oven. They were very nice. I meant to post the recipe but ran out of time.
These look much the same.

[gertbysea]

How about sour dough. Bagels

Gert

[achookwoman]

Judy,  i didn't see the photos before.  That cut one is perfect.  very clever

Gert, anything you can make with yeast,  you can make with SD.  The process may take a bit longer.