There was a time at the beginning of my Tartine bread project when I had too much sourdough discard and I was determined not to just throw it out. I found the Leavenly website to be an excellent source of positive support and wonderful discard recipes. Here are my results from their Sourdough English Muffin recipe and their Sourdough Biscuits recipe. So. Much. Yumminess. — BUT: No. More. Room. In. My. Freezer.

I eventually got better at planning my sourdough remains such that I had just the amount I needed to keep the starter going. I also don’t feed my starter every day anymore. I did for a while at the beginning, and this did train my starter into rising more quickly, but it doesn’t seem absolutely necessary, and it’s a big time (and materials) sink.

But, I have to say, these discard recipes make me miss having the discards!