Sourdough English muffins are a great low-effort sourdough recipe and freeze well for future breakfasts! No kneading and no oven needed. photography by Alexandra Daum Sourdough English muffins are a great way to have fresh bread in the house without having to bake! With a very simple method, this recipe is well worth making at home. It doesn’t take much more effort than making homemade pancakes, and as a bonus, this recipe makes plenty to freeze for later. Keep in mind however, these are overnight English muffins, meaning the dough requires a rise of 12 hours. English muffins are very popular ..read more

Making sourdough starter is as easy as stirring together flour and water! Here we’ll show you how to make starter from scratch. photography by Kelly Neil Sourdough starter is a homemade fermented culture used in place of commercial yeast to bake bread and other delicious foods like bagels, pizza crust, hot cross buns, and more! Starter is created when wild yeast, captured from the environment, is given time to ferment and reproduce. In this case, wild yeast ferments in a simple mixture of flour and water. Wild yeast is actually found everywhere! When equal parts of flour and water are mixed t ..read more

Wondering what to do with leftover sourdough starter? Look no further! We’ve got you covered with these great sourdough discard recipes. If you’re into making sourdough then you know about sourdough discard, but if you’re new to sourdough you may have no clue what sourdough discard is! In that case, refer to this post called how to make sourdough starter from scratch in which we review not only how to make a starter, but the terminology that goes along with it. You see, the jars we keep our sourdough starters in are only so big. If we kept feeding and feeding our starters, we would quickly ru ..read more

Tender, sweet, and naturally leavened, these sourdough cinnamon rolls are a dream! With a soft enriched dough and simple no-knead method, they’re also easy to make. Photography by Alexandra Daum. With just 8 ingredients, which you probably already have on hand, these sourdough cinnamon rolls are easy enough for beginners and oh-so-good. Fluffy, just sweet enough, and with two methods to suit your schedule. We’ve been testing this recipe for a long time, over a year, and it’s exactly what we want in a cinnamon bun! Soft without being hard to work with (refrigerate before rolling!) and with jus ..read more

Sourdough focaccia is dimpled and golden on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside! It’s a simple bread where sourdough starter and olive oil shine. Photography by Sophie MacKenzie. Crisp, soft, and with a wonderful olive oil flavour, sourdough focaccia is the ideal flatbread. With minimal shaping and no special equipment needed, it’s also a great beginner’s sourdough recipe. Use the tastiest olive oil you have for the best flavour, and see below for some suggestions on toppings for your bread. We love basic salt and rosemary, but there are unlimited options, and focaccia can be so much fu ..read more

Sourdough banana bread is a fantastic way to repurpose your sourdough starter discard! It makes a fluffy, moist snack, perfect with coffee. Photography by Kelly Neil If you haven’t noticed, we love to share sourdough discard recipes! Sourdough banana bread is one of our favourites — it’s light, sweet, and calls for ¾ cup of unfed starter. A tasty snack that reduces kitchen waste? Yes please! This loaf is not too sweet, but topped with a crunchy sugar layer that makes it into more of a banana cake. This is optional but delicious. We recommend using bananas that are black on the outside and mus ..read more

This sourdough olive bread is a crusty, rustic loaf studded throughout with salty, briny Castelvetrano olives, but use any olives you like! Photography by Sophie MacKenzie. Olives aren’t for everyone (and if that’s you we have many other sourdough bread recipes). But if you are an olive lover like we are, you will love this sourdough olive bread! Like most sourdough bread recipes, you need a couple of days to make this loaf. That being said, almost all of that time is spent hands off while the starter works it’s magic. The chewy airy inside and crisp crust of this bread are the perfect backdr ..read more

These pull apart no-knead sourdough dinner rolls are soft and fluffy with great flavour. The perfect side for any meal, served warm with butter. Photography by Alexandra Daum. This no-knead recipe for sourdough dinner rolls makes delightfully soft, pull-apart rolls with amazing flavour. Serve warm with a smear of butter for a perfect side for any meal. We love everything about these rolls. And with sourdough getting more and more popular, this recipe is a great alternative to traditional dinner rolls. With their golden crust, fluffy crumb, and great sourdough flavour, who wouldn’t love one of ..read more

Sourdough crackers are one of our favourite sourdough discard recipes. Try them with our homemade Za’atar or any other flavours you like! Photography by Sophie MacKenzie These homemade sourdough crackers make excellent use of discard. Mix it with a few basic pantry staples, roll, cut, and bake! No rising time required. If you don’t have discard (for example, if you use the levain method to bake your bread) you can also make this recipe with active starter. It will work the same and add delicious tangy flavour. And speaking of flavour, we love our sourdough crackers topped with homemade Za’ata ..read more

Sourdough hot cross buns, with candied mixed peel, are a soft and lightly sweetened roll, perfect to enjoy with a cup of hot tea! Photography by Sophie MacKenzie. Sourdough hot cross buns are as amazing as they sound. Soft, lightly sweet, and perfect for spring, these are well worth the time to make. Hot cross buns are spiced sweet buns baked with yeast and dried or candied fruit. Hot cross buns are typically topped with simple crosses and eaten on Good Friday, especially in the UK, Canada, and other commonwealth countries. To mix things up, we made this yeast-free sourdough version! This is ..read more