Alaska Sourdough & Discard English Muffins

First up was Teresa Greenway's Alaska Sourdough. After recommendations from several folks on this site, I am following along with one of her online classes and this bake looked like a nice simple loaf for a busy weekend. The formula calls for a little bit of milk, which I replaced with some whey I had around. 

20170212_190013 by Lizzy, on Flickr

Pleased overall with the bake. Still needing to work on my shaping and scoring, but I'm getting better at judging the right level of proof. The crumb was light and tender, and the crust had that sourdough chew that I want. My starter - little Nash - is developing nicely in flavor. I'm noticing a lot more complexity in my basic bakes. 

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With the discard I decided on English muffins. It was kind of a hybrid recipe that I put together from various renditions posted on this site, and KA. Griddled them with bolted white corn meal. They definitely didn't get the nooks n' crannies - bummer! But overall, good flavor. 

20170212_084033 by Lizzy, on Flickr

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Any thoughts and tips on how I can improve would be appreciated! Thanks ya'll!