I'm new to this newsgroup so I don't know if this has recently been covered.
I just replied to an OLD post from the month of May and I don't know if it
will be read so I'm posting a new message. I'm following a recipe I found
here on making English muffins. The formula calls for only a single rise
then portioning it into eight and flattening them over corn meal and baking
on the stove top in a heavy skillet. For this I portioned them BEFORE
letting them rise.

My question to the group is, is that so very wrong? Should I have waited
for it to rise then punch the whole mass down before dividing? Why? What
are some factors that go into the decision NOT to portion early?

Thanks

Rich