apple sourdough muffins

Oak Ridge, TN
Updated on May 23, 2012

Here's another use for the sourdough starter you have to "discard" once or twice a week to maintain a fresh and useful starter. I put these together ad lib with things I had on hand. They were an experiment that turned out great!

prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sourdough starter, room temperature
  • 1 small apple, cored and chopped in blender
  • - (or 1/2 cup apple sauce)
  • 1/3 cup oats or oat bran
  • 1/4 cup sorghum or molasses
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup egg whites
  • - (or 1 egg)
  • 1 1/3 cups flour, divided
  • - (i used white whole wheat flour)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

How To Make apple sourdough muffins

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375°. Grease 12 muffin cups.
  • Step 2
    In a large mixing bowl, stir together sourdough starter, apple (or applesauce), oats, sorghum, sugar, and egg whites (or egg).
  • Step 3
    Add 1 cup of the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon all at once to sourdough mixture, and stir well. Now, depending on how liquid your mixture is, add in up to 1/3 cup more flour, until you get a fairly thick muffin batter. You do not want it runny. This step you have to do by experience, because everyone's sourdough starter varies in consistency and affects the liquid in the recipe.
  • Step 4
    When you get the right batter consistency, fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool 2 minutes in pan, then turn onto rack to finish cooling. That is, if they last that long. They smell really good and seem to attract hungry people into the kitchen.

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Category: Muffins
Category: Other Snacks
Keyword: #oatmeal
Keyword: #quick_oats
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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