Bread is a homestead staple, and that’s why YOU should learn how to bake it. If you aren’t craving bread, how about sourdough English muffins instead? I have the perfect homemade sourdough English muffin recipe, and I know you’ll love it! These easy-to-make sourdough English muffins have become a weekly scheduled bake since I first tried them about a month ago.
Seriously, this cast iron recipe is so incredibly easy. I recently purchased a cast iron skillet, and I’ve been obsessed with it! You can read about my purchase here. The cast iron makes these tasty English muffins a breeze—no oven baking required! The dough rises in the skillet and the muffins bake right ON the skillet.
This recipe may seem time consuming, but it’s a simple overnight sourdough recipe. (1) Mix the water, flour, and sourdough starter together; (2) allow it to ferment and double for 12-24 hours; (3) then add salt, baking soda, and honey; (4) put it in the cast iron skillet and get cookin!
I often think of my grandma, who was born and raised on her parent’s homestead. She loved her mom’s homemade bread, and I can only imagine how tasty it was! Nowadays, we are used to store-bought bread products filled with preservatives and difficult-to-pronounceable chemicals. After baking your own bread (in this case tasty homemade English muffins) you’ll never go to the store for bread again! I so wish I could travel back in time to sit down at my great-grandma’s table for a meal. Did she ferment sourdough English muffins at the table for breakfast? Possibly.
This recipe does require a sourdough starter. Back in the homestead days, before packet, store-bought yeast, families retained sourdough starter cultures and passed them from generation to generation! The sourdough starter is essentially used in place of yeast and is a living organism you feed and nurture, haha. I will write more about it soon!
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After the starter, water, and flour sit and double in size, the dough will be stretchy but not super sticky. It feels kind of magical because a dough this damp is usually sticky, but this one isn’t that sticky at all!
A secret tip for this recipe: use wide–mouth, quart-sized jar ring to give the English muffins the perfect shape!
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Sourdough English Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fed sourdough starter
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups bread flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp butter
Instructions
- Mix together the sourdough starter, water, and flour in a glass bowl. Cover the top with a cheese cloth or lightly with plastic wrap. Allow to ferment until doubled – about 12-24 hours. The longer it sits, the more sour flavor it acquires.
- After fermenting, add in the honey, baking soda, and salt. Mix together.
- Heat your cast iron skillet on low for a few minutes and allow the butter to melt. Position greased wide mouth jar rings in your skillet. Add about 2 tablespoons of dough to the center of the rings. Allow to rise for 10 minutes then increase the heat to medium.
- Continue to cook until browned then flip to the other side and cook for 3-4 minutes until browned as well. Remove from heat and gently remove the jar rings.
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