Sourdough discard recipes are one of my favorites. It seems the ability to use discard is endless. Recently I have been making sourdough discard English muffins and they are beyond easy! Along with bagels I’m not sure I will buy them in the store anymore!
Similar to when I make pancakes I start the dough the night before I plan to make them. Then the next morning I just need to cut, rest and cook.
A popular question that I hear is “what is discard?” Well discard is the amount of starter that is left after feeding your starter. Many people just toss this out, however I keep mine in the fridge to make other recipes with!
Give these English muffins a try and then let me know what you think!
Sourdough Discard English Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sourdough discard unfed starter
- 1 cup water
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Combine discard, water, and 2 cups of flour. Cover and let stand overnight.
- In the morning add additional 3/4 cup flour, salt, baking soda, and sugar. I like to use my stand mixer. Mix until dough isn’t sticking to the sides. Wrap dough and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick and cut with round cutter (anything round will work). Cover cut pieces and let rest from an hour.
- Heat up skillet to low-medium heat. Fry the muffins 3-4 minutes on each side.
Sherry M Eberth says
I made your English muffins last night and this morning and my husband and I think they are amazing! My daughter asked for the recipe after hearing about how tasty and super easy they are. We always share pictures of our sourdough creations since we are new at this. Thank you for the amazing recipe!
Kayla says
I’m so so glad you all loved them!
Lauren says
When you say “wrap the dough” do you mean take it out of the bowl and wrap it in plastic wrap or just wrap the top of the bowl with plastic wrap?
Kayla says
Either works fine! I’ve done both and it doesn’t matter.
Julie says
Thoroughly enjoyed these English Muffins. I’ve tried several recipes the past few weeks from online blog posts. I believe this recipe is the best one! Super yummy! Thank you for sharing!
Kayla says
Thank you so much! I am so so glad that you enjoyed these english muffins!
Lautz says
My dough was a bit sticky and didn’t hold a good form. Would you say this should be a stiff dough? I ended up just grabbing chunks and flattening in the pan with wet fingers. It worked fine. But I think my dough was too wet. Tasted great though!
Kayla says
It should be a pretty stiff dough. You may need to add more flour next time.
Mary Sullivan says
Can I put the dough in the fridge after the overnight rise if I can’t cook them until later in the day? Thank you
Kayla says
Absolutely!