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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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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

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)

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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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

2 ingredient sourdough discard crackers sprinkled with salt and rosemary laid out on a black wire cooling rack.

Sourdough Crackers (2 Ingredients)

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

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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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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

Sourdough Peanut Butter Brownies

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

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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 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

Close up photo of a sourdough blueberry scone drizzled in white chocolate. Part of the scone has been broken away with a fork.

Sourdough Blueberry Scones

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

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6 squares of spiced sourdough brownies topped with buttered pecans sitting on a sheet of parchment paper. There is a butter knife sitting next to the brownies.

Spiced Sourdough Brownies

A sourdough brioche braided loaf decorated with flaked almonds and fresh raspberries displayed on a wooden board. There are 3 glasses of champagne and a bottle of Moet in the background of the photo.

Mother's Day Sourdough Recipes

A shallow bowl with a single serve of sourdough tomato cobbler served out. You can see the red and yellow tomatoes of the filling oozing out from underneath the biscuit topping. You can see the rest of the sourdough tomato cobbler in the black baking dish in the background.

Sourdough Tomato Cobbler

A close up image of a piece of sourdough caramel slice showing the gooey caramel inside.

Sourdough Caramel Slice

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

Sourdough blueberry buckle that has been sliced and stacked to display the beautiful purple blueberries inside.

Sourdough Blueberry Buckle

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 bowl of sourdough granola and yoghurt being held in a hand. There is a spoon in the bowl and there is more sourdough granola that has been spilled around the bowl.

10 Creative Ways To Use Your Sourdough Discard

A denim blue dish towel holding 7 sourdough chocolate sandwich cookies to showcase how chocolate can be used in sourdough baking. The cookies are sitting on a wooden background.

15 Chocolate Sourdough Recipes to Indulge In

A single serving of sourdough cherry cobbler sitting in a sage green bowl. The cobbler has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of it and a single cherry on top.

Sourdough Cherry Cobbler

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

Close up photo of a sourdough blueberry scone drizzled in white chocolate. Part of the scone has been broken away with a fork.

Sourdough Blueberry Scones

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