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Sourdough Discard Recipes

This collection of sourdough discard recipes is your go-to for finding delicious ways to use your discard after feeding your sourdough starter. Don't throw it out! Instead, use it to make something delicious. For a morning meal to remember, make a batch of fluffy Sourdough Discard Pancakes or cinnamon pull-apart Monkey Bread

Sourdough discard bread bites in a parchment-lined basket.

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Sourdough Cookies

Sourdough cookies are a fun and delicious way to use up sourdough discard while baking something sweet.

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A stack of sourdough strawberries and cream cookies sitting on a white kitchen counter. One of the cookies is faced outwards so you can see the top of the cookie coated in freeze dried strawberries. There is a fresh strawberry sitting on top of the stack.

Sourdough Strawberries and Cream Cookies

6 sourdough s'mores cookies sitting on a round black serving board. There are some decorative items surrounding the board, but these are ingredients that have been used in the sourdough s'mores cookies.

Sourdough S'mores Cookies

A large round white plate with a selection of sourdough honey pistachio cookies laid out on it. There is a small dish of honey at the top of the photo, as well as a small bowl of flakey sea salt at the bottom next to a denim blue dish towel.

Sourdough Honey Pistachio Cookies

A stack of 6 sourdough vanilla wafer cookies sitting on a white saucer. There is a smaller stack of three cookies to the left of this stack and a large cream colored tin of cookies and a cup of coffee in the background.

Sourdough Vanilla Wafers

Sourdough Crackers

Sourdough crackers are a tasty, crunchy snack made from sourdough discard. These cracker recipes are super easy to make and a great way to reduce waste!

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Sourdough Ritz Crackers

A photo taken from above showing a black wire rack of sourdough graham crackers at the top of the photo. There is also a small basket of white marshmallows and a white plate of Hershey's pieces. To the right of the photo there is a piece of parchment paper where some s'mores have been made with toasted marshmallows and sticks.

Sourdough Graham Crackers

A display of sourdough whole wheat crackers that have been tipped out of a jar onto a counter top. There is also some cheese and tomato relish in the photo and it has been garnished with some fresh rosemary.

Whole Wheat Sourdough Crackers

A stack of three sourdough brie and cranberry puff pastry tarts sitting on a wire cooling rack. There is a also a single tart sitting next to the stack that has been garnished with fresh thyme.

Sourdough Brie Cranberry Puff Pastry Tarts

Sourdough Muffins

Sourdough muffins are a tasty twist on a classic muffin recipe, made with a sourdough starter instead of regular yeast or baking powder.

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A tray of maple pecan sourdough muffins baked in a square muffin pan. You can see a bowl of maple butter syrup to the left that has been drizzled over the warm muffins.

Maple Pecan Sourdough Muffins

A batch of sourdough applesauce muffins sitting on a black wire cooling rack. There is a light blue dishtowel to the left of the pile of muffins.

Sourdough Applesauce Muffins

A 6 muffin hole tin filled with sourdough discard oatmeal breakfast cups topped with frozen berries and chia seeds.

Sourdough Oatmeal Breakfast Cups

Sourdough focaccia bread muffins arranged on a black wire cooling rack.

Sourdough Focaccia Bread Muffins [perfect for sharing]

Discard Bread

Sourdough discard bread is a simple, flavorful way to bake with your starter between feedings, bringing a mild tang and soft, tender crumb to everyday loaves.

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A close up of a sourdough cheddar biscuit that has been split open and buttered.

Sourdough Cheddar Biscuits

Loaf of sourdough Irish brown bread sliced and slathered in butter and strawberry jam.

Sourdough Irish Brown Bread

A square baking pan with 9 sourdough butter swim biscuits inside. The pan is sitting on a red, white and blue striped dish towel.

Sourdough Butter Swim Biscuits

2 loaves of golden sourdough cheese bread sitting in 1.5 pound USA loaf pans.

Golden Sourdough Cheese Bread

Sourdough Desserts

The sourdough starter discard gives desserts a light, fluffy texture while still keeping them rich and satisfying. If you enjoy baking and want to explore new flavors, these sourdough desserts are a great way to mix things up in the kitchen!

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A sourdough strawberry galette topped with vanilla ice cream. There is a pretty cake slice sitting alongside the galette and a slice has been placed on a white plate and drizzled with strawberry sauce.

Sourdough Discard Strawberry Galette

3 sourdough chocolate chip cookie bars stacked on top of each other. You can see the fudgy inside and all the chocolate chips.

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Sourdough Strawberry Bars

A slice of sourdough sugar cookie bar topped with strawberry frosting and rainbow sprinkles displayed on a white plate. There is a bite taken out of the slice and two other pieces behind it stacked on top of each other.

Sourdough Sugar Cookie Bars

Rolls & Buns

Take the tangy flavor of classic sourdough bread and adding a tasty twist. These recipes include savory ingredients like herbs, cheese, garlic, and even olives to create a hearty, flavorful loaf that's perfect for sandwiches.

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Crusty Sourdough Bread Rolls

A close up image of two sourdough chocolate chip brioche rolls that are stacked on top of one another.

Chocolate Chip Sourdough Brioche (Rolls or Loaf)

A stack of 3 sourdough bacon and cheese rolls showing the top roll with a bite taken out of it.

Sourdough Cheese & Bacon Rolls

A baking tray filled with whole wheat sourdough dinner rolls that have been brushed with melted honey butter.

100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Quick Breads

Sourdough quick breads are a fantastic way to use sourdough discard, and there's no waiting for the dough to rise! These sourdough quick bread recipes don’t require yeast or long fermentation times. You just mix up a bit of flour, sourdough starter, baking soda, and sweet or savory add-ins.

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A loaf of double chocolate sourdough banana bread on a light gray plate, lightly dusted with cocoa powder, with one slice cut to show the. A butter knife with a yellow handle and a small bowl of softened butter sit beside the loaf on a rustic wooden surface, with a black-and-white striped cloth partially visible underneath.

Double Chocolate Sourdough Banana Bread

A loaf of sourdough cornbread sitting on a woven placemat. Some of the sourdough cornbread has been sliced and is on a white plate, drizzled with some butter and hot honey. There is a pale blue linen dish towel decorating the scene.

Sourdough Cornbread Loaf

A flat lay photo of sourdough s'mores banana bread taken from above. There is a loaf of sourdough s'mores banana bread that has been sliced up so you can see the crumb inside. A piece of the loaf is sitting on a white plate.

Sourdough S'mores Banana Bread

A feature image of sourdough berry banana bread. There are two slices of sourdough berry banana bread displayed on a white plate. You can see the rest of the loaf in the background of the photo garnished with fresh berries.

Sourdough Berry Banana Bread

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A loaf of double chocolate sourdough banana bread on a light gray plate, lightly dusted with cocoa powder, with one slice cut to show the. A butter knife with a yellow handle and a small bowl of softened butter sit beside the loaf on a rustic wooden surface, with a black-and-white striped cloth partially visible underneath.

Double Chocolate Sourdough Banana Bread

Sourdough Ritz Crackers

Sourdough Ritz Crackers

A loaf of sourdough cornbread sitting on a woven placemat. Some of the sourdough cornbread has been sliced and is on a white plate, drizzled with some butter and hot honey. There is a pale blue linen dish towel decorating the scene.

Sourdough Cornbread Loaf

A sourdough strawberry galette topped with vanilla ice cream. There is a pretty cake slice sitting alongside the galette and a slice has been placed on a white plate and drizzled with strawberry sauce.

Sourdough Discard Strawberry Galette

A flat lay photo of sourdough s'mores banana bread taken from above. There is a loaf of sourdough s'mores banana bread that has been sliced up so you can see the crumb inside. A piece of the loaf is sitting on a white plate.

Sourdough S'mores Banana Bread

A stack of sourdough strawberries and cream cookies sitting on a white kitchen counter. One of the cookies is faced outwards so you can see the top of the cookie coated in freeze dried strawberries. There is a fresh strawberry sitting on top of the stack.

Sourdough Strawberries and Cream Cookies

A feature image of sourdough berry banana bread. There are two slices of sourdough berry banana bread displayed on a white plate. You can see the rest of the loaf in the background of the photo garnished with fresh berries.

Sourdough Berry Banana Bread

6 sourdough s'mores cookies sitting on a round black serving board. There are some decorative items surrounding the board, but these are ingredients that have been used in the sourdough s'mores cookies.

Sourdough S'mores Cookies

A large round white plate with a selection of sourdough honey pistachio cookies laid out on it. There is a small dish of honey at the top of the photo, as well as a small bowl of flakey sea salt at the bottom next to a denim blue dish towel.

Sourdough Honey Pistachio Cookies

A photo taken from above showing a black wire rack of sourdough graham crackers at the top of the photo. There is also a small basket of white marshmallows and a white plate of Hershey's pieces. To the right of the photo there is a piece of parchment paper where some s'mores have been made with toasted marshmallows and sticks.

Sourdough Graham Crackers

A stack of 6 sourdough vanilla wafer cookies sitting on a white saucer. There is a smaller stack of three cookies to the left of this stack and a large cream colored tin of cookies and a cup of coffee in the background.

Sourdough Vanilla Wafers

Single serve sourdough chocolate chip cookie sitting on a white plate. There is a glass of milk in the background.

Single Serve Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie (Bakery Style)

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