SOURDOUGH DISCARD, some recipes ideas

 

  Once You started maintaining sourdough, You have a big job!

  The sourdough bread is absolutely wonderful, but You keep discarding constantly sourdough, in order to maintain a healthy culture. 

  These are some ideas on what to do with 1 cup of discarded sourdough!

   King Arthur Flour Company in Norwich Vermont, where I had a wonderful lesson about sourdough, helped me to have some ideas, using these cups of discarded sourdough. 

POPOVERS

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-popovers-recipe

BAKE AT  450F, 15 minutes

 Ingredients:

    1 cup milk  

    3 large eggs

    1/2 cup sourdough starter, fed or unfed

    3/4 teaspoon salt

    1 cup  Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

 For instructions, pictures, and nutritional information, click the above site.

ENGLISH MUFFINS

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-english-muffins-recipe

PIZZA CRUST

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-pizza-crust-recipe

•          1 cup (227g) sourdough starter, unfed/discard
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons to 3/4 cup (141g to 170g) lukewarm water
• 2 1/2 cups (300g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast

             For instructions, pictures, and nutritional information, click the above site.

 

PRETZELS

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-pretzels-recipe

BAKE AT 350F, 25-30 minutes

 Ingredients:

3/4 cup lukewarm water 

1 cup unfed sourdough starter, straight from the refrigerator  

3 cups  King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1/4 cup  Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk

2 tablespoons (1/2 ounce) malt powder or 1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon butter or vegetable oil

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons instant yeast

 

 For instructions, pictures, and nutritional information, click the above site.

PANCAKES - WAFFLES

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/classic-sourdough-waffles-or-pancakes-recipe

Overnight sponge

• 1 cup (227g) sourdough starter, unfed/discard
• 2 cups (454g) buttermilk
• 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoons (28g) granulated sugar

Batter

• all of the overnight sponge
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup (50g) vegetable oil or 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt

SANDWICH  BISCUITS

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/buttery-sourdough-sandwich-biscuits-recipe

BAKE AT 425F,  20-25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt
• 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, cold
• 1 cup (227g) sourdough starter, unfed/discard  

FOCACCIA BREAD

 

https://alexandracooks.com/2019/03/22/simple-sourdough-focaccia-a-beginners-guide/

BAKE 435F, 20 minutes.

9×13-inch pan.

Ingredients:

    50 g – 100 g  active sourdough starter,  

• 10 g (2.5 teaspoons) kosher salt
• 430 – 440 g water (1.75 cups  , room temperature )
• 512 g (about 4 cups) bread flour 
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,  
• Nice, flaky sea salt, such as Maldon