Wondering what to do with leftover sourdough starter? Look no further! We’ve got you covered with these great sourdough discard recipes.
If you’re into making sourdough then you know about sourdough discard, however, if you’re new to sourdough you may have no clue what sourdough discard is! In that case, refer to this post called how to make sourdough starter from scratch in which we review not only how to make a starter, but the terminology that goes along with it.
You see, the jars we keep our sourdough starters in are only so big. If we kept feeding and feeding our starters, we would quickly run out of room in the jar. But wait! Don’t toss that extra leftover starter in the organics bin! Instead use it as a batter for deep-fried foods, in pie crust, homemade soft pretzels, and more! Keep reading for a list of 10 of our favourite sourdough discard recipes.
Sourdough tortillas, made with discard, are an excellent alternative to store bought flour tortillas. Sourdough starter discard adds slight tang and makes these tortillas extra soft.
Sourdough starter pancakes may sound like more work than popping store-bought in the toaster, but this recipe is so easy and forgiving!
Sourdough peanut butter cookies feature tangy discard in a classic buttery cookie. The perfect salty-sweet combination!
A simple discard recipe for sourdough blueberry muffins, with a sweet streusel topping and plenty of sweet blueberries. These can easily be made dairy free.
These soft and flaky American-style sourdough biscuits are the perfect easy side and a great way to use some sourdough discard! The discard adds a bit of tang and extra flavour while reducing kitchen waste - win win.
Fudgy, ultra rich, and with a dark chocolate flavour, these sourdough brownies are an excellent way to use up some of that extra sourdough discard.
Sourdough crepes are surprisingly easy to whip up! Not to mention, they make use of sourdough starter discard to help minimize kitchen waste.
Sourdough waffles made using discard from your starter - no need for any additional leavening, and fluffy, crisp, and flavourful waffles. This recipe is lightly adapted from Alexandra's spelt sourdough waffles.
These morning glory sourdough muffins make the most of shredded carrots, nuts, and seeds, for a delicious breakfast muffin that uses up some of your sourdough discard.
A simple rolled cracker recipe using discarded sourdough starter. A sprinkle of homemade za'atar spice takes the sourdough crackers to the next level.
This one bowl sourdough banana bread is a fantastic way to repurpose your sourdough starter discard! It makes a fluffy, moist snack perfect with coffee.
Sweet, nutty, and aromatic, we levelled up this brown butter sourdough cornbread with its caramel-like flavour profile. Take the extra couple minutes to brown your butter for a deeply rich and aromatic sweet bread.
These chocolate chunk sourdough cookies are a great way to use up some of your sourdough starter discard. Classic cookie taste with a slight tang!
Cynthia Bear says
The Sourdough Morning Glory muffins are fantastic and I seem to be baking a batch a week. I wanted to let you know that I “veganized” the recipe by using flax egg in place of the eggs (1 tablespoon ground flax to 3 tablespoons of water to replace one egg). The rise is great, the flavor marvelous and no birds had to live in cramed, unhealthy conditions.
Alexandra Daum says
Happy to hear you’ve made the recipe work for you!