Sourdough: Science, But Not Rocket Science
Sourdough doesn't have to be a ton of trouble, taking more of your time than your kids do. Here are some links to videos and websites -- with recipes -- that ought to help you have fun with sourdough, and relax about the whole thing.
An Italian In My KitchenThis Homemade Sourdough Pasta is easy and delicious. No need to throw out your sourdough discard, instead make some pasta. Easy and tasty.
A step-by-step beginner's guide for easy, homemade sourdough bread (no yeast). This recipe is baked in a Dutch oven. No-kneading required.
Very easy and uncomplicated. Made with all purpose flour, sourdough starter, butter and a little honey.
Getting started with your starter
Want to birth your starter? Let's just relax and not overthink things.
Watch this one if you want to realize how flexible sourdough is, and the degree to which one can break what seem to be the Rules of Sourdough Engagement.
He's a little intense, and he really likes to measure, so this isn't for everyone. But his advice is good!
Think You've Killed Your Starter? Think Again
Here's news from The Department of Nothing Is Impossible!
Needless to say, you can! Here Jack rehabs a neglected starter in one day. Just remember he measures temps in Celsius!
How to Discard Without Ever Discarding!
Make the most of your sourdough starter discard with an easy, one-bowl chocolate sourdough cake. It's great with coffee and a perfect foil for ice cream, even if you don't frost it.
The absolutely best and most fudgy sourdough brownies recipe made with discard. Lots of chocolate taste and complex fermented notes.
Got fresh discard this afternoon? With some time, but not too much effort, you can have fresh cinnamon rolls tomorrow morning.
Really easy, really delicious.
Sourdough Discard Crackers are thin, crispy with that amazing tang. An easy, no-roll recipe.
Four easy cracker/chips recipes set to relaxing music. The brownie chip one is killer.
Fabulous scallion pancake (which you can easily transform) using sourdough discard and not much else.
Easy and time-flexible recipe, with kind of a charming video, if you like kids. The writer mentions special parchment paper for holding the tortillas before cooking; you don't need it as long as you r…
Another quick and easy take on the sourdough discard tortilla, from a woman with a 45-square-foot kitchen.
kingarthurbaking.comHaven't you always wanted to try a crumpet? They're almost as easy to make as they are to eat.
Not sure what to do with that sourdough discard? Here are more than 50 recipes.
Recipes that keep you from ever having to discard your discard.
Recipes and Recipe Websites
You say you've never made sourdough bread? Here's your first recipe, with nicely detailed instructions.
Easy sourdough recipes of every type, perfect for beginners.
An easy sourdough loaf with a perfect crust and deliciously chewy interior.
A detailed but easy no-knead sourdough bread video.
A very thorough explanation, with timeline and videos, for a simple and easy sourdough bread. It doesn't ask for much hands-on time, rises overnight and bakes in a covered Dutch oven. Starter can be e…
A crusty, no-knead sourdough bread with a delightfully soft texture and deliciously tangy flavor. Super simple and tasty.
The easiest breakfast pizza is made with super quick sourdough crust, melted cheese, crispy bacon, veggies, and eggs baked to perfection.
Sourdough coffee cake is a deliciously sweet, sourdough, vanilla cake layered with a cinnamon filling and topped with brown sugar crumble.
A pretty easy and (relatively) quick German rye with no kneading or stretch-and-folds. Easily shaped, too.
Slightly Advanced-Class
Excellent oven spring is what every baker aspires to when baking sourdough bread. During my own journey of successes and failures, I’ve learned over time …
You can make any bread recipe by substituting sourdough starter for the yeast and adjusting for the flour and water in your starter. Here's the formula.
Do you really have to do a discard-and-feed on your starter before baking bread? Well, not if you're willing to take a little more time and go for a tangier taste!
An easy and flexible approach to sourdough bread, clearly explained, with video.
Does your bread recipe want you to spend a few hours stretching and folding your dough as it proofs? Here's an option that speeds the process (and is kind of fun). You can use it with any recipe.
And Now For Something Completely Different
This is totally advanced-class, but the video is too interesting to pass up if you have any interest in how some bakers think of sourdough.
The writer doesn't suggest using a food processor to make th…