Sourdough Discards

Instructions

• Collect sourdough starter discard in a jar and keep in the refrigerator.

  • Each day when I refresh my sourdough starter, instead of taking that starter discard and throwing it in the compost, I put it in a tall Weck jar (without the clips, but covered) in the refrigerator.

  • This jar is full of discards by the weekend and ready to be used in many of the recipes below. Typically, I'll use some for sourdough waffles or pancakes on Saturday and either blueberry muffins or banana bread on Sunday. Making this “starter cache” means that, I'll have little to no sourdough starter discard going into the compost bin for a given week.