Sourdough Cornbread

 Sourdough Cornbread

Absolutely the best cornbread ever

3/4 cup Cornmeal, yellow

3/4 cup to 1 cup AP flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1 cup sourdough starter 

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup oil (veg or olive)

1/3 cup honey

3 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 425F with cast iron skillet in it. 

In large mixing bowl mix dry ingredients, set aside. 

In sep bowl whisk eggs, starter buttermilk, oil and honey  

Pour wet in bowl of dry ingredients and mix until flour well incorporated.  Will be lumpy, don't overmix

Once oven is preheated, take butter to hot cast iron skillet and melt coating all sides until it starts to brown.

Pour batter into skillet, bake 15 to 18 minutes.  Is donewhen top is golden and edges are slightly crispy and toothpick inserted comes out clean

Cool on wire rack for at least 10 minutes

Sourdough Pancakes - Quick and Easy

 

Sourdough Pancakes

 

2 cups ap flour

1 cup (more or less) sourdough starter discard

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

3 Tbsp sugar or splenda

1 and 3/4 cups milk

2 eggs

2 Tbsp veg oil

1 tsp salt

 

Combine all ingredients into a bowl.  Batter will be lumpy.   

Heat skillet on medium, lightly coat with neutral oil, butter or non stick spray. 

Make pancakes according to desired size (1/3 to 1/2 cup) .  Cook on one side until edges are dry and holes on top of pancake and flip. Cook add'l 3 minutes or until desired doneness/golden

Serve immediately. 

 

Sourdough Bread - basic

Basic Sourdough Bread

1/2 cup active starter

3 to 4 cups flour plus more as needed and to dust work table

1 cup water

1/3 cup oil

1 tsp salt

2 tbs sugar -optional

Mix all together in big bowl.  Knead by hand for 10 minutes or using electric mixer with dough hook 5 minutes.   fold and stretch until in a round.   Repeat folding and stretching every 30 minutes for 2 hours.slather in oil to keep from drying out. Cover to rise.

Let rise until 50%, move to parchment lined pan or sheet. Score top to let rise and steam escape - either with razor, bread lame or steak knife depending on how fancy you want to get and if a design is wanted.Let rise again until 50%

Bake in round on parchment lined sheet at 350 for about 40 to 50 minutes.  Can tent with foil for first 30 to 40 minutes then brown for 10.

If using greased loaf pans, let rise until above the top rim, score and let rise again. Bake 350 for about 20 to 40 minutes keeping a close eye to not over brown. May want an empty pan with water to help steam bake for first 20 minutes then remove to brown