Sourdough Discard Muffins – Base Recipe

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This is a base recipe for sourdough discard muffins that you can customize however you like to make it your own. Muffins are the perfect way to use up sourdough discard because you can easily freeze them for later!

Moist and full of flavor, these sourdough discard muffins will be a staple in your kitchen.

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Originally posted July 2021; Updated October 2022 to add more information about Sourdough discard muffins.

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Free Sourdough Discard Muffin Ebook

This free ebook is filled with 5 different flavors of sourdough discard muffins using this base recipe.

Materials to Make Sourdough Discard Muffins

No special equipment is required to make these sourdough discard muffins. Just a bowl and a muffin tin and you’re set!

Recipe Highlights

• Pantry staple ingredients
• Customizable
• Uses up sourdough discard
• Moist and flavorful from the sourdough discard
• Make ahead breakfast or snack

How to Make Sourdough Discard Muffins

This is the best base recipe for sourdough discard muffins; it’s easily customizable with any add-ins that sound good to you. I give a few examples of flavors below.

Base Recipe Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sourdough discard
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar – unrefined cane sugar or coconut sugar works great!
• 2 cups all-purpose flour – einkorn flour also works great.
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

• Combine wet ingredients in a large bowl. Then, in a separate medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients.

• Mix wet and dry ingredients until just combined.

• Grease your muffin tin with coconut oil.

• Fill muffin tin with batter until 2/3rds full.

• Bake, then remove from the oven and let cool.

How to Store Sourdough Discard Muffins

These muffins are perfect for storing since they stay moist from the sourdough discard. They even freeze well for a quick snack or breakfast.

Room temperature

Keep these muffins in an airtight bag or container at room temperature for about 5 days.

Freezing Sourdough Discard Muffins

To freeze, let them cool completely and place them in an airtight bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.

We like to individually wrap our muffins in plastic and place in a larger freezer bag for easy removal of one or two muffins at a time.

Reheating Muffins

To reheat or warm up your muffins, let them thaw (if frozen) then either nuke them in the microwave for about 30 seconds or cut them in half and heat on a skillet until warmed through.

Sourdough Discard Muffin Tips

• Don’t use paper muffin liners. Just take some coconut oil and use your fingers to spread it around each hole in the muffin pan.
• Don’t overmix these muffins. They just need about 30 seconds of mixing once you combine the wet and dry ingredients. If you overmix they will become too dense.
• Room temp eggs: Make sure the eggs are at room temperature prior to mixing the batter. This will give you fluffier muffins.
• High temp low temp – this will make for perfectly risen muffins with a slight crisp on the outside and a fluffy inside.
• Fill every other cup – filling every other muffin hole in the tin will allow for optimal airflow in the muffin tin.

Sourdough Discard Muffin Flavor Combinations

Some of these are in this free ebook. Have fun with the flavors!

• Lemon lavender (pictured & in the ebook)
• Chocolate Cardamom (in the ebook)
• Cherry Chocolate (in ebook)
• Lemon Blueberry (in ebook)
• Raspberry Chocolate (in ebook)
• Banana Blueberry
• Banana Walnut
• Nuts: walnuts, slivered almonds, pecans, etc.
• Almond Poppy Seed
• Chocolate Chip
• Cranberry Orange
• Chocolate Chip Orange
• Double Chocolate
• Cinnamon Raisin
• Crumble Topping:  (2 Tbsp butter, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour)
• Cheddar Bacon

Serving Suggestions

• Make-ahead breakfast or snack
• Cut in half and add butter, jam, cream cheese, nut butter, or mascarpone cheese.
• Serve warmed up with ice cream for a dessert

How to Make Healthy Sourdough Discard Muffins

Let’s be real, muffins are muffins. There’s sugar, flour, oil, and any other add-ins that sound delicious. However, there are a few ways to make sourdough discard muffins healthy(ish).

Sugar – don’t use any refined sugars; instead, use coconut sugar or unrefined cane sugar. I this one from amazon. You could also use honey or maple syrup, but note that these will change the texture of the muffins.

Quality ingredients – do be sure to use organic, unbleached flour, and that any add-ins you use are quality as well.

Healthy oils – stay away from seed oils and other poor-quality oils. Coconut oil and butter are great fat options for healthier sourdough discard muffins.

More sourdough recipes

Pumpkin Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Lemon and Lavender Sourdough Discard Muffins

Sourdough Starter from Scratch

Sourdough Bagel Recipe

Sourdough Discard Focaccia Bread

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