When we asked Hewn Bakery’s chef Ellen King what her favorite recipe of the moment was, she told us it was the sourdough coffee cake.
As Ellen puts it, “It’s not sour, but more like tart and is a healthy and hearty option for coffee cakes.”
Ingredients
1cup sourdough starter
1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg (slightly beaten)
1cup all-purpose flour
3⁄4 cup sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1teaspoon cinnamon
(For the topping)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon flour
Directions
- Combine sourdough starter, oil and egg.
- Stir together dry ingredients and add to sourdough mixture.
- Put dough into greased 9 inch square pan.
- Crumble topping ingredients together and sprinkle topping on top of batter.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.