Sourdough Cheddar Waffles

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Sandwich lovers rejoice, this recipe is here to step your game up by leaps and bounds. Crispy, sourdough cheddar waffles are mouthwatering delicious and will enhance any sandwich.

sourdough cheddar waffle sandwiches with lettuce, tomato and ham on a white plate on a blue plaid napkin

This is one of my favorite lunches! At least, it was back about six years ago, and I kind of forgot about it since. That’s not the most convincing intro for my favorite lunch, but it happens to the best of us.

This is a spin on my sourdough waffle recipe, except, instead of being a delicious breakfast, it makes the yummiest savory lunch.

Sourdough cheddar waffles make the perfect sandwich bread for a summer BLT, a turkey and Swiss, or even a chicken salad sandwich. To each their own, but I like to cook the waffles a little longer so they are extra crispy.

As long as you have some sourdough starter on your counter, you can make this recipe. It is super fast. No prep. No long fermentation. Simply mix, cook, and you’re on track for assembling a delightful lunch. You can find some more of my favorite fast, no wait sourdough recipes here.

If you need a healthy bread in a hurry, this is perfect for you. Our family only eats fermented grains (or einkorn), but sometimes you just don’t have a loaf of sourdough bread on hand. This will be my go-to from now on. I’m a huge fan of easy, healthy meals, and this one checks each box.

On this particular day, I made this recipe and smothered the cheddar waffles with homemade mayo, a variety of greens from the garden, thick sliced tomato, and some crispy, pastured bacon.

How often do healthy and comfort come together so harmoniously?

close up picture of a half of a sandwich made with sourdough cheddar waffles, lettuce, tomato, cheese and ham on a white plate

Tips For Making Sourdough Cheddar Waffles:

You can easily double or triple this recipe. Make a big batch and freeze leftovers for later.
You can substitute coconut oil for avocado oil. These two oils are the best, healthiest, and mildest tasting oils that work best for this recipe. I wouldn’t recommend corn, vegetable, or canola oils as these are highly refined and unhealthy.
If using coconut oil, make sure you let it cool a bit after melting so that it doesn’t cook the eggs on accident.
This recipe utilizes fed sourdough starter. This is sourdough starter that has been fed within 4-12 hours before making.

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sourdough cheddar waffle ingredients: sourdough starter, salt, baking soda, cheese on a wood cutting board, and eggs

Ingredients you will need:

Fed sourdough starter: This is sourdough starter that has been fed 4-12 hours before making this recipe. It should be nice and bubbly.
Eggs
Oil – coconut or avocado oil. Even melted butter would work.
Salt
Cheddar cheese -grated
Baking soda

close up picture of a sandwich made with sourdough cheddar waffles as the bread, lettuce, cheese, and ham

Tools you may need:

Waffle maker – cast iron or plug-in

Large bowl

Measuring cup and spoons

Whisk – I love this dough whisk.

a sourdough cheddar waffle made into sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and ham

How To Make Sourdough Cheddar Waffles

Feed sourdough starter 4-12 hours before whipping up this recipe.

active sourdough starter being scooped out with a measuring cup

Preheat cast iron waffle maker or a plug-in waffle maker.

melted coconut oil in a cast iron skillet, being poured into a large bowl with eggs, salt, and sourdough starter

eggs, sourdough starter, and salt being mixed together with a dough whisk.

In a large bowl, mix together fed sourdough starter, eggs, oil, and salt. Make sure the oil is cool enough so it won’t cook the eggs.

baking soda being added to sourdough cheddar waffle batter

Sprinkle baking soda over batter and stir well.

I like to sprinkle this in towards the end to make sure there are no clumps.

shredded cheese added to sourdough waffle batter with a dough whisk in the batter

Add shredded cheese. I always shred my own cheese, because store-bought pre-shredded cheese has a lot of other, not-so-great, ingredients added – and it is cheaper to do it yourself.

sourdough cheddar waffle batter in a waffle iron with a cast iron skillet full of bacon to the right.

Grease the waffle maker and add the amount of batter suggested by the manufacturer. (Mine takes about one cup of batter.) Close the lid.

If using a cast iron waffle maker, cook the waffles for 4 minutes on one side and flip and cook another 4-5 minutes on the other side. If using a standard, plug-in waffle maker, cook for about 7-8 minutes.

women wearing a blue stripped apron placing a cheddar waffle on a white plate on her white kitchen island

Open it. If it is sticking at all or seems uncooked, cook for another minute or two and try again. These taste best when they are really crispy and the sides are golden.

women wearing a blue stripped apron spreading mayo on a cheddar waffle half. The other waffle half is on a plate covered in tomatoes, lettuce, and bacon

Add your favorite sandwich toppings, or even some fried chicken for some really tasty chicken-and-waffles recipes.

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