Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Dough Preparation
- Feed your sourdough starter so it's active by morning. Leave the butter needed for the dough on the bench overnight.
- Add all the dough ingredients to a large bowl the following morning. Use a fork to mix them together into a sticky and shaggy mound.
- Tip the dough onto a clean bench and knead it for around 5-7 minutes until it becomes smooth.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl in a warm spot to bulk out by around 50%.
- Once bulked out by 50%, cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to chill and firm up.
Butter Packet Preparation
- Make the butter packet by mixing together the butter and flour into a soft mixture.
- Roll the butter mixture out between two sheets of baking paper into a rectangle of about 20 x 25cm (8-inch x 10-inch). Place the butter packet in the fridge to cool.
Dough Rolling and Shaping
- Take the butter out of the fridge 10 minutes before rolling the dough.
- Roll the chilled dough into a 25 x 50cm (10-inch x 20-inch) rectangle.
- Lay the butter packet on the bottom half of the dough, then fold the top of the dough over it to encase the butter.
- Gently roll the dough again into a rectangle of about 25 x 50cm (10-inch x 20-inch).
- Fold the dough into three like a pamphlet, then wrap it up and chill for 30 minutes.
- After resting, turn the dough 90° and repeat the folding process twice to complete folds.
- Wrap the dough up well and chill overnight.
Forming the Cruffins
- Remove the dough from the fridge and cut it in half.
- Roll one half into a 12cm x 21 cm (5-inch x 9-inch) rectangle and cut into 7 x 3cm strips.
- Shape two strips to make U shapes and place them in a greased muffin tray.
- Repeat with the second dough half.
- Proof the cruffins in a warm spot until doubled in size (4-7 hours).
Baking
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F.
- Bake the cruffins for 20-25 minutes until deep golden brown.
- Toss the warm cruffins in granulated sugar. Once cooled, pipe in your favorite fillings.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Notes
These cruffins are incredibly versatile; feel free to add your favorite fillings and toppings for a unique twist.
