If you like making sourdough but you don’t like throwing away your sourdough starter discard, here are 6 easy sourdough discard recipes to make the most of your sourdough starter. You can make pancakes, coffee cake, pizza dough and more!
Making sourdough bread is fun and easy! If you want an easy sourdough starter be sure to check out this recipe for sourdough starter.
You need to be sure to feed your sourdough starter every few days and discard any excess. Many people are fascinated at how the sourdough starter grows and how it keeps providing starter again and again, so when you take out the sourdough starter discard, it can break your heart to throw it away! If you don’t want to throw away your sourdough starter discard, you can whip up something quick and tasty to make the most of it!
Here are 6 easy sourdough discard recipes to help you make delicious treats for your family with your sourdough discard!
A few tips for these sourdough discard recipes:
- Be sure to use a clean jar or crock at least every few times you take out your sourdough starter discard. That way you won’t get mold in your sourdough starter.
- Feed your sourdough starter with filtered or distilled water. This isn’t a must, but some tap water can contain a lot of chlorine that will kill your starter. I am able to use tap water for mine but if you find your sourdough starter dying, this may be why.
- When you feed the sourdough starter, mix the water with your starter first and then add the flour. This makes sure it gets evenly distributed.
- Your sourdough starter needs to sit out on the counter for at least 4-6 hours (overnight is best).
- You don’t have to throw away sourdough starter discard. Use these sourdough discard recipes to save you the heartbreak of throwing it away.
Easy Sourdough Discard Recipes
You don’t have to be using a discard to use these sourdough discard recipes, so if you’re just looking for something to make with your sourdough starter, these are all great easy recipes!
You can make easy and tasty old fashioned pancakes with this sourdough discard pancakes recipe! Don’t waste your sourdough discard. Make these pancakes that your family will love! This is one of the more popular sourdough discard recipes and only takes a few minutes to make
This sourdough discard biscuits recipe makes easy and delicious old fashioned baking powder biscuits! They’re perfect with butter or jam, for biscuits and gravy or as a bread for any family meal!
Did you know you can make coffee cake with sourdough? This easy sourdough discard coffee cake recipe makes super delicious homemade coffee cake starting with a sourdough starter discard! When thinking about sourdough discard recipes, many people don’t think of recipes like this one, but it is super tasty and great for breakfast or a snack and our kids love it!
This easy sourdough discard pizza crust recipe is perfect for the next time you want to make homemade pizza! It is one of our favorite sourdough discard recipes! Tasty pizza crust is much easier to make than most people realize and you won’t have to spend a fortune on delivered pizza!
You can make easy and delicious rustic homemade crackers with this easy sourdough discard recipe! Use them for spreads, soups or with anything else you might normally serve with crackers!
This sourdough discard waffles recipe makes easy and tasty old fashioned waffles your family is sure to love!
Sourdough Discard Recipes And More!
Check out our easy sourdough starter recipe here.
Check out our easy no knead sourdough bread recipe here.
For more great sourdough discard recipes, check out the Easy Sourdough Start to Finish e-book:
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Help, I never have enough discard to equal one cup each time I make bread, about half cup each time. If I collect to equal one cup does it have to be activated again?
Just add more flour to the starter, make another batch of starter. Hope that answer your question Sandra. I wasn’t sure I understood it right.
Keep your discard in the refrigerator in a separate container, and add to it each time you discard. I have a plastic deli container with a lid in my fridge; I dump my discard in there when I feed and then when I want to make something with starter, I just take it out of that. The discard doesn’t need to be at the top of its feeding for these recipes — it doesn’t need to be in the same ‘Stage” as starter used for bread.