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Baking with Sourdough Discard

Don’t let your discard go to waste! This week on IGTV our editor-in-chief, @brianharthoffman, will be demonstrating three ways to use up your sourdough discard. If you’ve recently gotten into the sourdough craze and have some discard on hand, we have three delicious recipes that’ll make the most your sourdough starter’s castoff. First things first, if you’re interested in creating your own starter, we have a recipe and tutorial full of tips and tricks. Once you get it live, you’re a few short steps away from delectable sourdough bread and having plenty of versatile discard at your disposal. Sourdough discard can be used in a variety of recipes, but this week, we look to some of the sweeter uses for it. Tune in to our Instagram (@thebakefeed) to see how easy it is to add discard to rich, fudgy brownies, a delectable chocolate loaf cake, and tender, flavorful scones.

1. Sourdough Discard Brownies

Don’t ditch your discard—make these Sourdough Discard Brownies instead! For the first day of Sourdough Discard Baking, we’re sharing how to make these ultra rich brownies. They get an irresistible tang from the discard and are topped with plenty of melty dark chocolate and flavorful pecans. They’re the ultimate solution to your discard woes.

2. Sourdough Discard Chocolate Loaf Cake

This chocolate loaf is one of our favorite ways to use up discard. The slight tang enhances the deep chocolate flavor and prevents the cake from being too sweet, which also makes it the perfect canvas for all kinds of customization. Simply pair it with a cup of coffee for an afternoon treat or add a nice dollop of whipped cream and fresh berries for an elegant dessert. The possibilities are endless!

3. Sourdough Discard Scones

These scones are simple enough for everyday breakfast and elegant enough for your next home brunch or high tea. They’re great with cream and jam or honey butter. You can add any dried fruit, nut, or chocolate chip or chunk combination you like. If you like a bit of spice, try adding a pinch of cinnamon and some chopped candied ginger. Whatever add-ins you choose, you can’t go wrong!

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eathealthylivefree · 5 years ago

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Sourdough Focaccia Art

Sourdough Focaccia Art is a fun way to let your creative juices flow. The end result is a beautiful and delicious bread you can share with your family and friends. Let your imagination guide you as you design your own unique focaccia art. I’ve been making sourdough bread on a weekly basis, and today’s sourdough focaccia is another recipe that uses sourdough “discard.” I store my sourdough starter in the refrigerator, so I only need to feed my starter once a week. Although my go-to sourdough recipe is this Crusty Sourdough Bread, I am trying new sourdough bread recipes each week.

I’ve had lots of time on my hands the last couple of weeks. I haven’t gone to the supermarket in about one month, and have been trying to order groceries online. It’s gotten much more challenging to order groceries online as people try to avoid going to the supermarket, and stay at home. Fortunately, several wholesalers have started to sell retail to residences.

It’s crazy to think that I was just visiting my son who lives in California at the end of February, and that my husband and I had dinner in New York City on February 29th with three of our sons. It’s also crazy to think about one of my sons who went with his girlfriend to visit her parents and returned to our home on March 13th. Our son who came back from California developed some viral symptoms, so he self-isolated for more than two weeks, and thankfully has made a full recovery.

The blessing during this trying time is that we all have a ton of time on our hands. More time than we ever dreamed of. We often complain about not having enough time to do things we enjoy or want to try. Now, we have the time to delve into books, hobbies, learn new skills, and take on other activities that have been our wish list for years.

Bread baking is an activity that few people try, usually because of the time involved. Also, bakeries and some supermarkets carry good quality artisan bread. However, now that I spend all day in the house, there is plenty of time to perfect making artisan bread at home. I bought my sourdough starter two years ago from King Arthur, and have been using it since then. The last couple of weeks, I have given sourdough starter to at least a dozen different people in my town who want to try making sourdough bread. I love how we’ve created our own little sourdough starter community in our small town. It’s made our community even tighter.

The bread making books I have tell you to throw out the sourdough “discard.” However, I’ve either been giving it away to people who want sourdough starter, or use it in other bread recipes. Usually, I make Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough using my weekly sourdough “discard,” but this week, I tried my hand at focaccia art – sourdough focaccia and decorated the top with fresh herbs, red bell peppers, onions, and sun-dried tomatoes.

How To Make Sourdough Focaccia

You will need sourdough starter to make sourdough focaccia. I bought my initial starter from King Arthur Flour almost two years ago, and have been feeding it weekly. Each week, when I feed the sourdough starter, I use the “discard” in a bread recipe, or I give it away to someone who is interested in baking with sourdough. You will need active sourdough starter for this recipe. I took out 4 ounces of sourdough starter, and stirred in 4 ounces of room temperature water and 4 ounces of flour (I used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 bread flour).

After feeding the sourdough starter, let it sit (loosely covered) at room temperature until it has increased in volume and you see bubbles forming at the top.

After the sourdough starter is nice and bubbly, I mixed it with water. Then, I processed the focaccia dough ingredients in the food processor until combined: flour, yeast, honey, salt, olive oil. And, added the sourdough water mixture through the feed tube. Using the food processor to knead the dough saves a lot of time.

Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 hour.

Then, fold the dough four times, turning the bowl a quarter turn each time.

After letting it rise another house, press it into a large sheet pan (13″x18″) or two 9″x13″ pans. You can also cut the recipe in half and make one 9″x13″ focaccia. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, 14-16 hours.

The next day, take the focaccia out of the refrigerator. Use your fingers to make dimples in the dough. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with flakey sea salt and dried or fresh rosemary leaves.

Now, for the creative part – make focaccia art!

How To Make Focaccia Art

Parsley, chives and oregano started growing back in my patio planters, so I have lots of herbs to play with. Use your imagination to create your own design, as well as scour your vegetable bin to see what you can use. Chives, dill, fennel fronds and scallions can be used to create a meadow or grass. Asparagus (cut lengthwise if thick) can be used as plant stalks. Sage, oregano and parsley make beautiful leaves. Onions and shallots can be used to make a sun, or the center of flowers. Red bell pepper slices can be used for flower petals. Yellow bell peppers can be used them to make a sunflower.

You can either draw a rough sketch of your design, or just design as you go. I did a rough sketch just to remind myself which decorative herbs and vegetables I wanted to use, and for what purpose. In the end, I did a freeform design, and used my drawing as a reference.

Add pops of color using colored bell peppers (mini peppers are cute), cherry tomatoes, red onion, shallots, cooked purple potato slices. You can dye white/yellow onion slices with turmeric and a little water.

Lay the grassy area first, gently pressing into the dough. Then, add flowers, butterflies, sun, leaves.

After you’re done with your design, sprinkle with dried rosemary, sesame seeds or poppy seeds to fill in any empty spaces. You can also use sliced pitted olives or capers to fill in spaces. Drizzle everything with a little extra olive oil.

Use your imagination and have fun!

After baking, the colors fade a bit, but the herbs are nice and crispy.

Sourdough Focaccia Art

A fun creative recipe - great for kids and adults alike

Course bread

Keyword sourdough

Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Proofing Time 1 day

Total Time 1 day 2 hours 50 minutes

Servings 15

Calories 262kcal

Equipment

13"x18" sheet cake pan or 2 9"x13" cake pans

Ingredients

Fed Sourdough Starter

4 ounces active sourdough starter

4 ounces water

4 ounces flour

Focaccia

1 1/2 cups Fed Sourdough Starter

1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

6 cups bread flour

6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon sea salt

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon instant yeast

flakey sea salt

dried or fresh rosemary leaves

Focaccia Art Toppings

chives, scallions and/or parsley for grass and flower stems

red, yellow, orange bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes thin strips, for flower petals

yellow onion sliced, soaked in turmeric and a little water to make brighter sun

red onion or shallots sliced, for center of flower

sage and/or oregano leaves for flower petals

Instructions

Fed Sourdough Starter

In a medium bowl, mix together active sourdough starter, lukewarm water and 1/2 cup flour.

Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let sit at room temperature until small bubbles cover the surface.

Focaccia Dough

Combine the Fed Sourdough Starter in a bowl with 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water.

Place flour, olive oil, salt, honey, and yeast in food processor bowl. Process until combined. Pour Fed Sourdough Starter mixture through feed tube and process until dough holds together, and is smooth and elastic, about 2-3 minutes.

Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl. Turn dough over, cover, and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.

Gently fold dough over 4 times, turning the bowl a quarter turn each time. Cover and let rise for another hour.

Oil bottom of large sheet cake pan (13"x18") with 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. Transfer dough to pan, and turn over to coat with oil.

Gently prod dough into the edges and corners of the pan, using your fingers. Cover the pan and refrigerate overnight, 14-16 hours.

The next day, remove the pan from the refrigerator. Use fingers to coax dough into edges and corners of pan, if needed.

Preheat oven to 425.

Use your finger to make dimples all over the dough.

Drizzle 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over dough. Sprinkle with rosemary and flakey sea salt.

Making Focaccia Art Design

If desired, soak yellow onion in turmeric with a little water. This will make the sun a brighter yellow.

Rinse chives/scallions in water and shake off excess water. Start laying chives and/or scallions along bottom of foccacia for meadow/grass. Gently press into dough.

Lay down red onion or shallot for centers of any flowers. Lay down bell peppers for flower petals. Add stems using more chives or scallions. Use oregano, parsley, and/or sage for plant leaves.

Fill in empty spaces with additional bits and pieces of peppers, onions, and herbs.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds, dried rosemary to fill in empty spaces.

Drizzle with a little more extra virgin olive oil.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Notes

Foccacia recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour

Nutrition

If you like this sourdough bread recipe, you might also like:

Crusty Sourdough Bread

Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough

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amatchgirl · 5 years ago

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7 Ways to Use Your Sourdough Discard

Hate wasting your sourdough discard? You don’t have to! If you have some discard available or if you’ve recently joined the sourdough craze, we’ve rounded up seven delicious recipes that’ll put your discard to good use. If you’ve thought about creating your own sourdough starter, we have a recipe and tutorial full of tips and tricks on how to get started. In this round up we’ve included a variety of ways to use up that versatile discard, from doughnuts to cheese crackers to loaf cakes!

1. Berry-Filled Sourdough Discard Doughnuts

The secret to these fluffy, tangy doughnuts? Sourdough discard-enriched dough. Plus, we give you two indulgent fillings to mix and match—our homemade Berry Jam and our berry-scented crème fraîche—so you can choose your own doughnut experience.

2. Sourdough Discard Brownies

Don’t ditch your discard, make these Sourdough Discard Brownies instead! These ultra tender brownies get an irresistible tang from the discard. They’re topped with plenty of melty dark chocolate and chopped pecans for extra flavor.

3. Sourdough Biscuits