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I was browsing Serious Eats and found this piece about starter biochemistry, which I thought was interesting (but then Serious Eats usually is): https://www.seriouseats.com/2020/05/sourdough-starter-science.html
Have also been recommending their 'Bread 101' series from a few years back to friends; I recently re-read them and thought they were (mostly) a really good refresher of the whys and wherefores of techniques. I'm impressed that they recommend a 70% hydration load for an intro to bread baking! Haven't actually made this in ages, so might give that a go again next week.
Also thought this recipe for English Muffins looked intriguing:
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/04/no-knead-english-muffins-recipe.html - when I make them I just use a fairly high-hydration yeasted bread dough, but the use of milk and egg white has made me think I'll give those a go. Would cut the sugar massively though - 100g honey would surely make that incredibly sweet, even for a US palate?