Do you have too much sourdough discard? I hate to throw out perfectly good sourdough, so instead I turn it into these easy sourdough discard biscuits. They are perfect for breakfast or in strawberry shortcake.
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Sourdough to the Rescue
In high school, I started breaking out in hives for no apparent reason. We had been to every doctor in town and nobody knew why I was so itchy. I eliminated foods and eventually discovered that gluten set off the hives. I changed my diet to permanently remove gluten. It was a hard breakup. Tears were shed.
I had never enjoyed cooking, therefore I didn’t know much about it. Cooking just about anything required a research paper first. During that research I stumbled upon sourdough. I read about the benefits of fermented foods, how to make a starter, and amazing looking recipes.
Then I found something interesting about gluten in connection to sourdough. The article stated that people who are sensitive to gluten can oftentimes handle sourdough because of the fermentation. I was immediately curious and did what any nerd would do. More research!
That led me to creating a sourdough starter. After a week, I set out to make all things sourdough. I failed a lot. But I also learned a lot. I eventually mastered sourdough waffles. They became my breakfast staple. I kept waiting for the hives to show up or my stomach to hurt, but I never had either. So I kept practicing recipes so that everything could be sourdough.
Then something crazy happened. I was in a situation where I had to eat gluten to avoid being awkward. Going home that night, I was preparing myself for the worst. I knew that hives and a stomach ache lay ahead of me that night. I just hoped that it would wait until I was safe in my own house. The hives never came. My stomach didn’t hurt. So naturally I ate gluten again a week later. No side effects!
That was about a year ago. I eat sourdough at least once a day, if not more. If I’m baking something at home, I always try to ferment it. I can then eat all the gluten I want without getting sick or breaking out in hives. Sourdough totally changed my life and eating habits. Despite the bad breakup, gluten and I have gotten back together and have a wonderful relationship, as long a sourdough is there.
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Why Sourdough?
Sourdough was used by people to leaven bread before they were able to go to the store and by those little yeast packets. Sourdough is the old fashioned yeast packet.
Grains contain phytic acid, but our bodies don’t really process it well. Phytic acid prevents our bodies from absorbing the nutrients from our food. Fermentation gets rid of most, if not all of the phytic acid, in the grains before we eat them. The fermentation process also helps break down some gluten, so although the bread isn’t gluten free it does have a lower gluten content. This allows people like me, who are sensitive to gluten, to eat sourdough. It also acts like a probiotic, which makes it great for gut health. Sourdough has prebiotic characteristics as well, which simply means that the good bacteria in your gut enjoy eating the fiber.
Easy Sourdough Discard Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
8 tablespoons cold butter
¾ – 1 ¼ cup flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ or 1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sourdough discard (Need to make a Sourdough Starter? Check out this post.)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425º.
- Put ¾ cup flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, and salt (see tips below) in a mixing bowl.
- Grate the butter into the bowl using a cheese grater.
- Pour in 1 cup of sourdough discard.
- Mix until well combined. I use my KitchenAid, but you could also use your hands. Be careful not to mix too long. We don’t want the butter to melt. If you are noticing that the dough is not doughy enough or is too sticky go ahead and add in more flour a little at a time.
- Put dough on a floured surface and press out into a rectangle. Fold the dough in half and then fold it in half the other way. Do this 5 times. This helps make the easy sourdough discard biscuits flaky.
- Press the dough out again. Use a mason jar to cut the biscuits. This makes about 6 biscuits.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes at 425º.
Easy Sourdough Discard Biscuits Tips
If you are using salted butter then use ¼ teaspoon of salt. If the butter is unsalted then use 1 teaspoon of salt.
Keep the butter in the fridge until you’re ready to use it. It’s hard to grate soft butter.
Cut out 12 thinner biscuits. Then stack two together. This makes it easy to open the biscuit up once it’s cooked.
Line the baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
Easy Sourdough Discard Biscuits
Do you have too much sourdough discard? I hate to throw out perfectly good sourdough, so instead I turn it into these easy sourdough discard biscuits. They are perfect for breakfast or in strawberry shortcake.
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons cold butter
- ¾ - 1 ¼ cup flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ or 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sourdough discard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425º.
- Put ¾ cup flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, and salt (see tips below) in a mixing bowl.
- Grate the butter into the bowl using a cheese grater.
- Pour in 1 cup of sourdough discard.
- Mix until well combined. I use my KitchenAid, but you could also use your hands. Be careful not to mix too long. We don’t want the butter to melt. If you are noticing that the dough is not doughy enough or is too sticky go ahead and add in more flour a little at a time.
- Put dough on a floured surface and press out into a rectangle. Fold the dough in half and then fold it in half the other way. Do this 5 times. This helps make the easy sourdough discard biscuits flaky.
- Press the dough out again. Use a mason jar to cut the biscuits. This makes about 6 biscuits.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes at 425º.
Notes
If you are using salted butter then use ¼ teaspoon of salt. If the butter is unsalted then use 1 teaspoon of salt.
Keep the butter in the fridge until you’re ready to use it. It’s hard to grate soft butter.
Cut out 12 thinner biscuits. Then stack two together. This makes it easy to open the biscuit up once it’s cooked.
Line the baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
The site may contain links to affiliate websites, and we receive an affiliate commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As a Revive EO Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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