Whole Grain Sourdough Coffee Cake
I'm not sure where exactly to place this: the crumb of this is definitely cake like, not bready so maybe the more sweets/pastry forums? But it is a sourdough recipe, and I don't mean toss some old discard starter but otherwise treat like a quick bread, so sourdough/starters? I don't want to post it as a recipe, because I already wrote up the recipe elsewhere and don't want to do it again. The recipe link has a decent amount of writing, so I don't want to make a new blog post either. After much deliberation, I'm trying the whole grain forum: this is a cake meant for whole grain, ideally fresh milled flours, and I'd just like to share the recipe if there's any interest.
So if anyone is interested, check out my recipe for a sourdough, whole grain coffee cake. This recipe is labor of love, there are easier ways to make a cake! But I really love the flavor: you make a preferment to get a fermented flavor as you would for bread, but then finish it off like a cake, blending in eggs and butter to disrupt the gluten to get a cake crumb. A small amount of osmotolerant yeast is added because I wasn't sure how the sourdough would handle all that sugar and butter, making a microbe-leavened cake. Again, this recipe isn't winning any awards for instant gratification, but I thought I'd share it here anyway: food52.com/recipes/81697-cinnamon-swirl-whole-grain-sourdough-coffee-cake [1]
If this catches the attention of any moderators who have better suggestions of how to file this post, please let me know.