Dear First name / friend,
How's your week been? I hope you've had a happy week … with a little sourdough baking thrown in!
This week I'm going to talk about sourdough discard! Because it's a topic that I get asked about a lot.
“When can I start using my discard … and how long will it last in the fridge if I want to save it?”.
Sourdough discard is the portion of sourdough starter you remove before feeding your starer. Discarding is absolutely essential if you want to establish a thriving sourdough starter. However, it's not as wasteful as you might think - imagine how big your starter would get if you didn't discard!
You can use the discard, but you need to wait until your sourdough starter is at least 7 days old. Depending on how it's fermenting, you might need to wait just a little longer.
You can store the discard in the fridge - you can even add the discard from different days in the same jar with no issue.
I've written extensively about discard - and how to use it! If you want to learn more about discard and how to utilise it, check out these articles:
If you're looking for a new sourdough recipe to try this week - why not give this Sourdough Granola a try. It's amazing on yoghurt or even just as a quick snack! If you've got excess discard, you might also like to give this sourdough sandwich bread a try - it's no fail and comes highly recommended.
Oh and if you missed last week's question - you can read the question and answer here.
As always, I love to see your sourdough wins - and help you with any problems you might be having. Have a question you'd like answered on my site? Let me know!
Until next week,
Wishing you sourdough success,
Kate
