Sourdough discard recipes are some of my favorites. You invest so much money into making and keeping your starter alive with the organic bread flour, it is such a shame to throw half away when you are feeding it. I’ve made crackers and pancakes, but my new favorite use for my discard is sourdough discard banana bread. You also get to save your brown bananas from the bin, which taste so good. This sourdough discard banana bread is one of my family’s favorite recipes.
Sourdough Discard Banana Bread Ingredients
One of the best things about making banana bread is that you don’t need many ingredients, and most of the ingredients you should already have in your baking cabinet or pantry.
- Sourdough discard
- all-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Sugar
- 3 very ripe bananas
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Dark chocolate chips
Sourdough Discard
You will need to have a sourdough starter before making this recipe. You can make your own following this method here -> or purchase an already established sourdough starter from King Arthur and then maintain it from there. Instead of discarding your discard in the trash, you will pour the 1 cup of starter into your recipe and then feed your starter.
Baking Your Sourdough Discard Banana Bread
Follow the baking directions in the recipe, but also check with a toothpick or knife in the center. I like to let it sit in the pan for about 30 minutes to an hour and then remove it to a cooling rack to finish cooling or a wooden cutting board if we want a warm slice.
Adding Mix-In’s
I am a choco-holic, so I always add chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, and semi-sweet or dark chocolate to this recipe. Other favorites are chopped pecans or nuts that you can add to make it more special. You will want to mix some into the dough at the end before you place it into your bread pan. Don’t forget to sprinkle some on the top to make it look extra cute. If it looks cute, it tastes better. 🙂
This is one of my favorite bread recipes. It is so yummy plain by itself, toasted with butter, or even turned into French toast if you want to get wild. Our family loves this bread, and I hope yours does too. If you make this recipe, I would love for you to leave a review and a comment. That will help me and my family out. And be sure to subscribe so you can be alerted to new recipes as they get uploaded to the website.
Be sure to check out some of my other recipes, like these delicious M&M cookies that you can make for any holiday, or this quick healthy dinner you can make in 30 minutes.
Sourdough Discard Banana Bread
Equipment
- 1 Stand Mixer Optional
- 1 Hand held Mixer Optional
- 1 bread pan
- Measuring Cups & Spoons
- Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 medium over-ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup sourdough discard (200g)
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (add as much as you like)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter your bread pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients. Flolur, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a larger bowl, or in your stand mixer. Cream the butter and sugar togethe, until well mixed.
- Add in your bananas and mix until well mashed.
- Add your eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined
- Add in your sourdough discard and mix until incorporated.
- Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Then gently fold in your chocolate chips with a spatula. (or your nuts, or both)
- Pour the dough into your bread pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completly.
- Enjoy warm, or toasted with butter.
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