Sourdough English Muffins

The other day, I noticed that my starter was taking longer to double in size - it used to take about 4 hours after feeding it. It then became 10 hours, so I knew somethng was wrong, so I took it out of the fridge, divided it (just in case something went badly with one part), and kept feeding each half every 12 hours. Well, this produced a lot of sourdough starter that needed to be discarded (about a cup total every 12 hours).

I got this recipe from the web
The Fresh Loaf

Sourdough English Muffins
Makes about 12
1/2 C starter (mine is a 100% hydration white starter)
1 C milk
2-3/4 C AP flour
1 TBSP sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
Semolina or cornmeal, for dusting

Combine starter, 2 C of flour and milk in a large bowl. Stir to combine, cover with plastic wrap, and leave out for 8 hours or overnight.

After the overnight rest, add remaining flour (add a little at a time until the dough reaches the proper consistency), sugar, salt and baking soda and mix well.

Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4-5 minutes.

Roll out to 3/4" and cut with a biscuit cutter into rounds. You can reroll the scraps, but you may need to let the dough rest before cutting more muffins from them.

Place muffins on a piece of parchment dusted with semolina and let rest for 45 minutes.

Spray griddle or skillet lightly with spray oil. Heat to medium and cook muffins for about 6-8 minutes on each side, or until browned on the top and bottom and cooked through. These have great griddle spring and rise quite a bit during the "baking".

Split with a fork and enjoy with your favorite topping!

My Notes:
Personally, I could not seem to get the griddle on the stove top adjusted where it would not burn the tops of the muffins after only a couple of minutes, so I left them on the griddle just long enough to brown and flipped them over. After the other side had browned, and the entire batch was browned on the stove top, I tossed them onto a pizza stone in a 350 degree oven for 9 minutes - flipping them once during the baking. Came out just fine.