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Sourdough Discard Recipes

If you find yourself wondering how to use up your extra sourdough discard or unfed sourdough starter and you are looking for a no-waste solution, use it in any of my popular Sourdough Discard Recipes. From Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies to Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls, I love creating quick, simple, and unique recipes that use up sourdough discard so that you never have to actually discard or waste a drop of it. From my highly-rated five-star reader favorites like Sourdough Discard English Muffins and Sourdough Discard Sandwich Bread to seasonal treats like Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Bread, you will find something for every craving and every season.

  • Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Spice Latte Cinnamon Rolls
  • blondies cut into small squares and sprinkled with sea salt on white marble surface
    Sourdough Discard Blondies
  • sliced pumpkin bread on tray with miniature pumpkins
    Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Bread
  • a pan of peach cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream with a spoon holding a peach slice.
    Sourdough Discard Peach Cobbler
  • A pan of coffee cake with one slice on its side
    Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake
  • plate of round waffles topped with melted butter and syrup
    Sourdough Discard Waffles
  • pumpkin muffins pike in baking dish with small orange pumpkin
    Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Muffins
  • a tall stack of pumpkin English muffins on a wire rack with small pumpkins in the background and foreground
    Sourdough Discard Pumpkin English Muffins
  • tray of sourdough pumpkin cinnamon rolls some with frosting and some without
    Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
  • overhead image of sliced apple bread on baking tray with fresh apples and cinnamon sticks
    Sourdough Discard Apple Bread
  • Several sourdough hot dog and hamburger buns on a wire rack.
    Sourdough Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns (discard or active starter)
  • Partial loaf of sourdough discard sandwich bread on a wire rack.
    Sourdough Discard Sandwich Bread
  • sourdough ginger molasses cookies on a gold cooling rack
    Sourdough Ginger Molasses Cookies
  • a tray of sourdough peanut butter cookies with a small dish of peanut butter.
    Sourdough Discard Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Several sourdough discard English muffins on a towel.
    Sourdough Discard English Muffins
  • a stack of snickerdoodle cookies
    Soft Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • tray of sourdough discard biscuits
    Sourdough Discard Biscuits
  • Glass jar overflowing with sourdough discard crackers.
    Sourdough Discard Crackers
  • sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies on parchment lined tray
    Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • a tray of scones with streusel topping and glaze topped with lemon wedges and lemon rind curls
    Triple Lemon Sourdough Scones
  • sourdough discard focaccia slices on wire cooling rack
    Sourdough Discard Focaccia
  • a full pan of glazed sourdough discard cinnamon rolls
    Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls
  • chocolate muffin with bite taken showing the inside with melted chocolate chunks
    Sourdough Discard Chocolate Muffins
  • a pile of blueberry muffins on wire rack with paper muffin liner full of fresh blueberries
    Sourdough Discard Blueberry Muffins
  • Several sourdough discard cinnamon raisin English muffins on a towel.
    Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins
  • Slice of whole wheat sourdough discard bread standing on its side.
    Whole Wheat Sourdough Discard Sandwich Bread
  • front view of Sourdough Discard Banana Bread sliced on cutting board with bananas in background
    Sourdough Discard Banana Bread
  • Two stacked slices of pizza with sourdough discard pizza crust.
    Sourdough Discard Pizza Crust
  • Several sourdough discard pretzels of different shapes on a wire rack.
    Sourdough Discard Pretzels
  • Different flavored sourdough discard bagels on a wire rack.
    Sourdough Discard Bagels
  • Strawberry Sourdough Discard Scones on marble board
    Sourdough Discard Scones
  • sourdough tortillas rolled up next to one another in a pan
    Sourdough Tortillas (discard or active starter)
  • stacks of sourdough cornbread squares on wire rack
    Sourdough Cornbread (discard or active starter)
  • a pile of regular and mini sourdough discard muffins on dark metal baking rack
    Sourdough Discard Muffins
  • soft dinner rolls in dark baking tray
    Sourdough Discard Dinner Rolls
  • Sourdough crust pie missing several slices.
    Sourdough Pie Crust
  • jar of cheese crackers on tray surrounded by more cheese crackers
    Sourdough Cheese Crackers
  • star bread dusted with powdered sugar on light marble surface
    Sourdough Discard Star Bread
  • monkey bread in red bundt pan with striped christmas towel in background
    Sourdough Monkey Bread (discard or active starter)
  • Several folded sourdough crepes on a white plate.
    Sourdough Crepes
  • Jar overflowing with sourdough granola.
    Sourdough Granola
  • overhead image of partially sliced carrot bundt cake covered in white frosting
    Sourdough Carrot Cake

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