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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 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)

A blue edged plate stacked with colorful sourdough funfetti cookies sits to the left of the photo. There are two glasses of milk with blue striped straws in the background, as well as some cookies with bites taken out of them.

Sourdough Funfetti Cookies

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 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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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

A round wooden tray of sourdough buttered knot rolls displayed with a dish of butter.

Sourdough Buttered Knot 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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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

A close up of a slice of sourdough cranberry banana bread. You can see the red cranberries in the cake batter. There is also a cup of coffee in the background.

Sourdough Cranberry Banana Bread

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Sourdough hash brown casserole baked in a 9" x 13" baking dish and topped with green onions.

Sourdough Hash Brown Casserole

Sourdough apple crisp baked in a red baking dish. There are green apples and a bowl of vanilla icecream sitting to the right of the red baking dish. Some of the sourdough apple crisp has been scooped out using a vintage silver spoon.

Easiest Sourdough Apple Crisp Ever!

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 platter of sourdough apple fritters topped with vanilla glaze.

The BEST Sourdough Apple Fritters (in under 30 minutes)

A loaf of sourdough discard cinnamon ripple quick bread on a wooden serving platter.

Cinnamon Ripple Sourdough Quick Bread

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

Sourdough Oatmeal Breakfast Cups

A loaf of sourdough discard apple fritter bread baked in a blue loaf pan. The sourdough apple fritter bread is being glazed with a vanilla glaze.

Sourdough Discard Apple Fritter Bread

Sourdough blueberry cookies topped with lemon cream cheese frosting sitting on a wire cooling rack. To the left of the cookies you can see a blue and red striped dish towel and a jar of lemon cream cheese frosting with a wooden handled offset spatula.

Sourdough Blueberry Cookies

Spiced pecan sourdough cookies laid out on a rattan tray. There is a also a blue and red striped dish towel in the photo.

Spiced Pecan Sourdough Cookies

A photo of a tray of sourdough sheet pan pancakes with a piece missing from the tray. The piece of pancake is sitting on a blue plate to the right of the tray, garnished with vanilla yogurt and berry coulis.

Easy Sourdough Discard Sheet Pan Pancakes

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

Sourdough Focaccia Bread Muffins [perfect for sharing]

Sourdough discard bagel bites served with a bowl of honey cream cheese dip. There is a bite taken out of the one in the middle showing the soft crumb inside.

Sourdough Discard Bagel Bites [with honey cream cheese dip]

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