Learn how to make a sourdough starter recipe from scratch with just flour and water. This versatile ingredient can be used to make breads, cakes, cookies, and so much more. If you hang around the traditional foods community, chances are you have heard of making homemade sourdough starter from scratch. I have had my homemade starter for over six years now. It is vital in my traditional food kitchen. What Is A Sourdough Starter? A sourdough starter is a live active culture made of … [Read more...]
Easy Sourdough Focaccia
This easy sourdough focaccia recipe combines delicious and soft sourdough with olive oil and herbs. It's tastefully salty, with the robust flavor of olive oil. I think you'll find this Italian rustic bread will become a regular side gracing your table. Sourdough can be one of those things that people really overcomplicate. Especially if you are new to sourdough, it can be really intimidating. A good sourdough recipe should taste delicious, include healthy fermented grains, and not be … [Read more...]
35+ Sourdough Discard Recipes
These 30+ simple sourdough discard recipes are perfect for all of your extra sourdough discard, but also great if you are just beginning your sourdough journey. I remember when I first started my sourdough journey. Creating a starter from scratch and constantly feeding and discarding some of the starter...it felt so wasteful to throw away the excess. Especially when using freshly ground, organic, heirloom wheat. Here is the thing, though. As you continue to bake with your … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Maple Sourdough Apple Pie
This cinnamon maple sourdough apple pie is the perfect healthy apple treat for fall. With no white sugar, fermented grains, and whole ingredients, it can be served for both breakfast and dessert. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Our family just came back from a trip to beautiful southern Missouri to canoe down the Current river, swim in the ice cold water, and take in the bluffs and wild horses. Safe to say we're still … [Read more...]
Sourdough Hamburger Buns
Soft and fluffy sourdough buns are perfect for sandwiches or your summer BBQs. These fermented rolls make great hamburger buns. Summer is approaching, and between warm weather, a huge new garden, and an abundance of veggies that come with it, we couldn't be more excited. We recently tore down our garden cottage and built raised garden beds. This past week, Luke added a lovely picket fence to protect our soon-to-be prolific garden. Something else that we look forward to every summer … [Read more...]
100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
Learn how to make Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread with my favorite recipe. Sourdough starter, raw honey, coconut oil, sea salt, and freshly ground wheat make up this simple and wholesome loaf. *Update: This has been my go-to recipe for a long time. For many years, I made it into a sourdough whole wheat sandwich bread of sorts, and now I’m updating it to include how to make a beautiful boule, as well. Same recipe, two different processes, and baked two different ways. Both … [Read more...]
The Best Sourdough Tortillas
Learn how to make sourdough tortillas with five basic ingredients: sourdough starter, flour, water, oil, and salt. They are perfect for a quick summer wrap or your favorite tacos. After sharing "What We Eat in a Week" videos with healthy meal ideas for breakfast and dinner, I had soooo many requests for healthy lunch ideas. Truth is, since we are all together as a family for lunch, I usually just make more of the same. It’s something along the lines of meat and veggies, eggs, salmon, … [Read more...]
Sourdough Donuts With Vanilla Glaze
Learn how to make irresistible sourdough donuts with the most amazingly soft, fluffy, texture - that are then dipped in a vanilla glaze. These donuts are soaked overnight and fried in coconut oil, giving them a delicious flavor. I’ve already confessed my love for fermented foods. We make Kefir and Sauerkraut on a regular basis, but there is usually one more ferment that hangs out on my countertop, happily collecting the yeasts of the air. And that beloved ferment is called … [Read more...]
Sourdough English Muffins
These healthy and delicious sourdough English muffins are a super simple no-knead recipe. Just mix up the night before and cook in the morning for a yummy breakfast. This is seriously the easiest English muffin recipe around. I have already confessed my sincere love for my bubbly 9 year old sourdough starter that I talked about in this post. I use it in my kitchen often. Pancakes, english muffins, waffles, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake... I have even attempted Sourdough Doughnuts. I … [Read more...]
Maintaining and Feeding A Sourdough Starter
Join me as I teach you all about maintaining and feeding a sourdough starter. Every week I receive hundreds of questions about how to care for a sourdough starter, so I decided to add all the questions and answers into this post as a reference for those who are just starting out with sourdough. Sourdough is such an integral part of our diet, and I have been maintaining and feeding a sourdough starter for 11 years. Warm, crusty bread straight out of the oven, or decadent desserts made … [Read more...]
Easy Sourdough Flatbread
This easy sourdough flatbread recipe is made with only a few simple ingredients. This is the perfect recipe to use for pizza, sandwiches, or for dipping into hummus. When I first started my sourdough starter back in 2010, I was super excited to start making sourdough bread. Who wouldn't be?! It makes the grains more gut healthy, and fermenting creates a depth of flavor that you just can't find in store-bought baked goods. The process of slow fermenting with the native yeasts just has an … [Read more...]
Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Bread
This sourdough cinnamon raisin bread is a fluffy sourdough bread with a swirl of cinnamon and raisins. The grains are fermented to give it that delicious tang and the added health benefits. It is the perfect snack or dessert. If you know me well, you know I love my sourdough. I use it to make our Saturday morning pancakes, whole grain bread, dinner rolls, tortillas, and so much more. You can find all my sourdough recipes located in this convenient post. Before yeast was … [Read more...]
Easy Artisan Sourdough Bread
The best artisan sourdough bread has a crusty, delightfully chewy exterior with a light, porous texture inside. Flour, water, sourdough starter and salt are combined together, fermented, and baked in a Dutch oven to make a perfect loaf. What's better than freshly baked, crusty, artisan, sourdough bread? You guessed it. Nothing. Nothing is better. Especially when it's sliced up and served with butter, cozied up alongside skillet pork chops or a roasted chicken. Once you have … [Read more...]
Sourdough Chocolate Rolls
These are the best sourdough chocolate rolls. Big, fluffy rolls with a sweet, double chocolate filling. The perfect dessert or extra special breakfast; it will be hard to stop at one. This delicious recipe is similar to my wildly popular sourdough cinnamon rolls with cream cheese topping. But instead of buttery cinnamon sugar filling, I swapped it out for a gooey, double chocolate filling. Lately, our days have been loaded with so many fun and exciting things around the … [Read more...]
No Wait Sourdough Recipes
These quick and easy no-wait sourdough recipes require no fermentation or proofing. Just mix together and make. You are constantly feeding your new pet sourdough starter, and you're also constantly having to discard some of the starter. Instead of throwing it in the trash, you can use it to make some delicious and healthy, no-wait recipes. As long as you have a lot of fed starter on hand, you can make these instantly. Some of these are long-fermented sourdough, meaning … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Sourdough Starter
Learn how to make a gluten free sourdough starter from scratch at home. You only need gluten free flour, water, and a bit of time to start creating delicious sourdough products. You may be familiar with my deep love for fermented grains, but I'm also frequently asked about creating a gluten-free sourdough starter. There are many people that cannot tolerate regular gluten-containing grains, even when fermented. Yet, they still want to experience the deliciousness of … [Read more...]
Sourdough Biscuits And Gravy From Scratch
Deliciously tangy and buttery sourdough biscuits covered in a flavorful sausage gravy made from scratch. This homemade biscuits and gravy recipe is a classic Southern dish and a family favorite, made with farm fresh ingredients. The ultimate comfort food. I firmly believe sausage gravy with biscuits to be the most comforting of breakfasts. Making it totally from scratch using farm fresh ingredients like local sausage, raw milk and butter, local honey, and fermented grains is my favorite … [Read more...]
Sourdough Crepes Recipes
The best sourdough crepes recipe makes a super easy and delicious breakfast. All you need are 5 ingredients and some delicious fillings to make this healthy recipe. I've been making these just about daily for my kids, but this would also make an amazing weekend breakfast. It is a great way to get all the healthy nutrients and protein from eggs in them, especially when they are just ‘over’ eating eggs. Then, combine it with sourdough, and you have a nearly perfect breakfast. We love making … [Read more...]
Sourdough Pizza | Mini Pizzas on Sourdough English Muffin
Today I want to show how to make a fun, kid-friendly pizza recipe: mini sourdough pizzas on sourdough English muffins. Mini pizzas are so fun to make because they are easily customized. Join my kids and me in the kitchen as we make simple sourdough English muffin pizzas. Just Needing Pizza A couple of weeks ago, we discovered this recipe. I had soaked some English muffins and we were planning to just use them in the normal way, but whenever I was going to make them we all decided we wanted … [Read more...]
My Top Ten Favorite Sourdough Recipes
I love implementing my sourdough starter in many different dishes for our family. We use it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. It is one of the most versatile components in our kitchen, and it has many health benefits too. Top Ten Favorite Sourdough Recipes Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3k1VpMs1zg&t=1s The Heritage Cooking Crash Course Sign up for free to watch the Heritage Cooking Crash Course HERE. You are not going to want to miss this! Save your spot now for the free … [Read more...]