With homemade sourdough becoming more popular, many people ask me, "What else can I make with my sourdough starter?" and "Can I use leftover sourdough starter in other recipes?" so I created this colection of recipes using sourdough starter.
The answer, of course, is YES! Besides making delicious sourdough bread (such as this no-knead sourdough bread), you can also use any leftover or discarded sourdough starter to make pancakes, biscuits, rolls, and other baked goods!
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Leftover Recipes Using Sourdough Starter
Besides also reducing food waste, re-using your sourdough starter in other recipes is a great way to try new recipes and learn more about how sourdough works.
Of course, you'll need a sourdough starter to make all of these recipes, so if you don't already have one started, you can use this guide to learn how to make a sourdough using just flour and water.
Sourdough Crackers with Homemade Za'atar
Overnight Blueberry Sourdough Pancakes
Sourdough English Muffins
Sourdough Spelt Waffles
Cheese and Chive Sourdough Biscuits
Sourdough Focaccia Bread
Sourdough Bagels
Chocolate Sourdough Cake
What's your favorite recipe using leftover sourdough starter? Please share it in the comments below!
shiela
If I bake the sourdough bread in the cast Iron fry pan with lid..the pan is 3 inches and the top is a little over a inch.Is that going to be deep enough? If I have to cook in regular bread pans would I also put dough on parchment paper and then into pans?
Thank you for all your help!
Chef Markus Mueller
Hey Shiela, 3 inches maybe a little shallow. The bread would probably turn out flat and not have a nice rounded top. You ideally want something deeper to allow the dough to double in size accommodate the oven rise. If you do use regular loaf pans, just grease the pans really well with butter to prevent the dough from sticking to it.
Shannon
I’d love you try doing pizza crust! Do you have a recipe? So far I’ve done pretzel, bagels and your bread! All excellent! Thankyou!
Chef Markus Mueller
Hi Shannon, I don't have a sourdough pizza crust recipe.....yet! I will work on one soon! Thanks for your feedback!
Shannon
Thankyou! Yes please. I’d love to try it!
Charlotte Dennis
Good day! I have started my first sourdough starter and today is day 4. My starter did quite a bit of growing last night and, although I have it in a large glass jar, there isn't enough room for me to add its next feed. Am I able to transfer this starter to a larger jar without starting over? Thank you! 🙂
Chef Markus Mueller
Hi Charlotte, yes you can simply scoop it into a larger clean container! No need to restart.
Sarah
I am just starting to get into sourdough, so this list of recipes is really helpful. I didn't realize that sourdough was so versatile. Really looking forward to giving all of these a try when my sourdough starter is ready.