Sourdough recipes

[Micah68]

these are tried and true, old family favorites. my starter is on it's 4th continuous generation. :)

Sourdough donuts

To starter add:
1 c flour
1 c water
2 T sugar

set overnight or 6 hours and remove your mother

Add 2 T brown sugar
1 t soda dissolved in 1 T water
1/2 t salt
1 t baking powder
1/2 t nutmeg
1 egg
2 T melted fat
1 1/2 c flour

Knead by hand 25 times. Roll 1/2 inch thick, cut, and fry at 400 degrees. Drain (These never last more than 5 minutes around here - they are SO good!)

Sourdough flapjacks

To starter add:
1 c flour
1 c water
2 T sugar

Let sit overnight or about 6 hours and replace your mother

Add:
1 t soda dissolved in 1 T water
1 T molasses
1 egg
1 t salt
2 T melted fat

Stir well and make pancakes. This is NOT like regular pancake mix - it is sort of a sticky, thick cake batter. But they are OH SO GOOD

Quick Sourdough biscuits

To starter add:
1 c water
1 c flour
2 T sugar and stand 6 hours or overnight. Replace your mother

Add:

1 t. soda dissolved in 1 T water
1/4 c melted fat
1 1/2 t salt
1 t baking powder
1 1/2 c flour

drop or roll/cut. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes

Tender sourdough biscuits

To starter add:

2 c water
2 c flour
4 T sugar

Let sit overnight
Mix the following ingredients until they resemble cornmeal

3 1/2 c flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 t baking soda
2 T honey
1/3 c lard (cold)

Add 2 cups of your starter and set the rest aside as your mother.

Hand knead exactly 1 minute. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut out. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Cover with a clean tea towel and rest 30 minutes. Brush the tops with melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

[Micah68]

These are not old family favorites, but work well and are good. they cheat, though, and use yeast.

Sourdough Yeast Wheat Bread

Multiply your starter the night before and remove your mother.

1 c starter
3/4c. water
3/4 c milk
2 1/4 t yeast
2 1/2 c wheat flour
2 T molasses
1 1/2 t salt
1 T butter
1/2 t baking soda
3 c white flour (plus 1-2 T)

Boil water and combine with milk. When it has cooled to lukewarm, add yeast and dissolve thoroughly. Add the starter and 2 c of the wheat flour. Mix thoroughly. cover and let rise for 90 minutes or so ( it will be bubble and double in size). Add molasses, salt, butter, baking soda, 3 c white flour, and the other 1/2 c wheat flour. Mix well. Gradually add the 1-2 T of white flour until the dough is manageable.Knead to smooth. Rest for 10 minutes. Shape into 2 round loaves and place in 8x8 or 9x9 cake pans. Allow to rise 45 minutes. Slash the top in a cross shape or three parallel lines. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes.

Sourdough Corn Bread

2/3 cup starter
2 1/4 t yeast
1 c warm water
2 T oil
2 T molasses
1 t salt
1 c cornmeal
2 3/4 c flour
Gluten if desired

Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Add the starter, oil, molasses, salt, cornmeal, and 1 c flour. Mix well. add 1 3/4 c flour, mix and then knead. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise 90 minutes. Punch down, form into a ball, and let rest 10 minutes. Form into 2 small round loaves and place in greased 9x9 cake pans dusted with cornmeal. Cover and let rise 90 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes. (This is not like what most people think of corn bread)

Sourdough english muffins

1/2 c starter
2 1/4 t yeast
1/4 c warm water
1 c warm milk
1 T sugar
3/4 t salt
3 1/4 c flour
a bit of cornmeal

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, starter, sugar, salt and 1 c flour. Mix well. Add remaining flour and mix well. Knead for several minutes. Place in greased bowl and rise 90 minutes. Punch down and turn onto cornmeal dusted board or counter. roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. With a 3 inch floured cookie or biscuit cutter, cut dough and place rounds cornmeal side up, 1 inch apart, on an ungreased cornmeal dusted tray. Let rise 45 minutes. Bake on ungreased griddle (medium heat) until golden brown on each side (about 10 minutes per side). Cool on a rack, split with fork.

[Micah68]

Last one, and I have not tried this but it is the one that many people I know use.

White/Wheat Sourdough starter
This starter must be kept covered

Day 1

1 c flour
1 c whole wheat flour
1 t salt
4 T sugar
1 T yeast
1 c room temperature milk
1 c warm water

Mix well. Place in covered container (half gallon canning jar works well) in the refridgerator.

Stir twice a day for a week, and then use it.

After the first use, add equal parts white flour and water

After the second use, add equal parts wheat flour and milk

Continue with that method, but if you make a mistake and use one twice in a row it is not supposed to matter much.

(I don't use this one because you have to keep it refrigerated - mine stays on a shelf above the stove. The good part about this one is that you do not have to use it as often...mine must be used every 2 or 3 days).

[Jbuck]

One of our favorites is sourdough waffles. They are light and fluffy.

2 eggs well beaten
1/4 cup of cooking oil
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup of sourdough starter
1 cup of Bisquick
You can add a dash of vanilla if you want a little favor.

makes 10-12 waffle squares. We will make up a large batch and freeze them. Pop them in a toaster and you have, well, so so waffles better than the frozen wood chips you can buy.

[Micah68]

BTTT since we were talking about sourdough the other day.

These are some newer recipes I have come across since last October, all have been tried and all were put in the "make it again Mom" pile

Sourdough Fruit Coffee Cake

2 c starter
2 eggs
2 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
2 t baking powder
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1 c sugar
2/3 c oil
1/2 t salt
1 to 2 c fruit (dried, canned, fresh or frozen)

Stir everything together in the order listed. Pour into a greased 9x13 cake pan. Bake 350' for 45 minutes.

If you want to make it sweeter, sprinkle this topping mix on before baking:
1 c brown sugar
1 T flour
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 c butter

And if you want it even sweeter yet, pour this glaze over the hot, baked cake:

3 T melted butter
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c milk
Mix together in small sauce pan, heat while stirring until sugar is dissolved.

Sourdough Applesauce Date Cake

1 c starter
1 c flour
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c oil
2 T butter
1 egg
1/2 c applesauce
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
1 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1/4 t mace
1/4 t nutmeg
1/4 t allspice

If you want an applesauce cake, stop there. If you want date cake add:
1 c chopped/floured dates
1 c chopped nuts

Add all ingredients in the order listed, beating after each one for 30 seconds. After the last ingredient is listed, beat for 4 minutes. Pour into a greased 9x9 pan and let rest 15 minutes. Bake at 350' for 35-40 minutes

Sourdough Banana Bread

1/2 c fat
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 c mashed bananas
1 c starter
1 t vanilla
2 c flour
1 t salt
1 t baking powder
1/2 t soda
3/4 c chopped nuts

Cream shortening and sugar, add egg, bananas, starter, and vanilla. Mix the dry ingredients together and fold them into the batter. Gently fold in the nuts. Pour in a greased 9x5 loaf pan and bake at 350' about an hour or until it passes the toothpick test. Cool all the way before cutting.

Sourdough Chocolate Cake

1 c thick starter
1 c sugar
1/2 c fat
2 eggs
1 c canned milk
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t baking soda
2 c sifted flour

Cream sugar and fat, and beat in the eggs. Add everything but the salt and soda and beat 2 minutes. Mix the soda and salt together, sprinkle on top of the batter and very gently fold in until smooth. Pour in 2 greased 8 or 9 inch cake pans and bake at 350' for 25 minutes, or until top is springy and the edges pull away from the pan.

Sourdough Ginger Bread
(This recipe makes a tiny amount - I tripled it and used an 11x17 pan)

1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c fat
1/2 c molasses
1 egg
1 1/2 c flour
1 t soda
1/2 t salt
1 t ginger
1 t cinnamon
1/2 c hot water
1 c starter

Cream sugar and fat. Add molasses and egg. Sift the dry ingredients together and beat them into the hot water. Add the water mix to the creamed mix. Slowly add the starter by hand, stirring gently enough not to beat out the bubbles. Bake in an 8x8 pan for 375' for 30 minutes or toothpick test.

Sourdough Sopapillas

1 c starter
1 c flour
3/4 t salt
1 1/2 t baking powder
2 T lard
Cooking oil for frying

Measure starter into a large bowl. Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in fat. Add starter. Stir quickly with a fork to moisten dry ingredients. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, adding small amounts of flour as needed. Cover with clean cloth and let dough rest for 5 minutes.

Roll dough out into a 12 x 15-inch rectangle about 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch squares or triangles.

Drop a few pieces at a time into deep, hot cooking oil (400'). Fry about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Sopapillas will puff up like pillows. Drain on paper towels.

Serve warm with honey and powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar.


Sourdough Squash Brownies

1/2 c fat
1 1/4 c sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c starter
2/3 c winter squash or pumpkin (cooked and mashed)
or raw summer squash, peeled and grated
1 t vanilla
1/4 c milk
1 c flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t ginger
1/2 c chopped nuts

Cream fat and sugar. Beat in eggs, starter and squash in that order. Stir in vanilla and milk. Sift dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350' for 25 minutes or until well browned.



Sourdough Carrot Cake

Cake:
1 1/2 c oil
2 c sugar
1 c starter
3 eggs
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
2 c grated carrots
1/2 c chopped nuts
2 t vanilla
2 1/2 c flour

Cream Cheese Icing:
8 ounces cream cheese
4 T butter
1 pound powdered sugar
1 t vanilla
1 T milk
1/2 c coconut
3 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1 t soda

Mix together oil and sugar. Add starter and eggs, one at a time. Fold in pineapple, nuts, vanilla and carrots. Sift dry ingredients. Add to sourdough mixture. Blend. Fold in coconut. Bake in greased 9x13 pan at 350' for 45 minutes or until done. Cool and frost; add chopped nuts, if desired.

[minnie]

OK I see the starter for white.wheat but not just white did I miss it here Can't seem to find it.
These recipes are great This will be new for me to try. I have a bread maker and do it the lazy way - mixes which is expensive. Can't wait to try it this way.
I assume 'mother' is starter ?
Thanks for posting.

[Micah68]

Yes, "mother" is the amount of starter that you always keep back to multiply for recipes.

Yesterday I had posted a bunch of different ways to make a starter, and each has it's own unique flavor. I will find it and bump it to the top for you.