Our delicious. sourdough expert, Elaine Boddy, shares two clever recipes that make fine use of a by-product of baking
RECIPES AND FOOD STYLING ELAINE BODDY PHOTOGRAPHS INDIA WHILEY-MORTON
Use it up.
If you’ve ever made sourdough, you’ll know about sourdough discard – and if you haven’t made it, search ‘sourdough’ at deliciousmagazine.co.uk for my simplified guide. When creating a starter (which acts as the raising agent), you need to regularly feed it with flour and water. Once it’s reached a certain liveliness and size, you remove some of the starter. Instead of throwing this flavourful surplus away, I’m giving you two ideas for using it up: a waffle with attitude and a knockout banana loaf
Cheese and jalapeño sourdough waffle
Makes 1 Hands-on time 20 min, plus resting Specialist kit Waffle maker
“Making sourdough waffles is a great new way to use sourdough starter in a batter. The possibilities for these are endless. If you don’t have a waffle maker, don’t worry – you can use the same batter to make savoury cheesy chilli pancakes.”
ELAINE’S TIP
You can use a sourdough starter that’s at any stage in this recipe (including discard), as it’s only adding flavour rather than acting as a raising agent.
EASY SWAPS
You can use any flour you like in this recipe – try spelt, wholemeal or an ancient grain.
• 100g sourdough starter
• 50g plain flour
• 50g mature cheddar, coarsely grated
• 1 medium free-range egg
• 10g sliced pickled jalapeños from a jar, finely chopped
1Put all the ingredients in a bowl with 50ml water and a pinch of salt. Whisk well to make a lumpy batter, then set aside for 5-10 minutes to thicken.
2Turn on your waffle maker and wait for it to reach temperature. Pour the waffle batter into the waffle maker (depending on your particular model/size, you may not need all the batter).
3Close the lid and wait for the waffle to cook; you’ll know it’s ready when there’s no more steam coming from the machine and the waffle is golden and crisp. In my waffle maker this takes about 10-15 minutes, but different models will vary.
4Serve the waffle warm as is, or with a little melted butter or extra cheese on top.
Per waffle 643kcals, 24g fat (13g saturated), 30g protein, 75g carbs (0.8g sugars), 1.5g salt, 4.1g fibre
Sourdough banana bread
Makes 1 loaf (enough to serv
