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Sourdough Starter Recipes

8 recipes

  • Sourdough English Muffins

    Sourdough English Muffins

    Laurie Ellen Pellicano

    677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    677

    1 hour, plus rising and cooling

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  • Choco Pan de Coco

    Choco Pan de Coco

    Tejal Rao, Bryan Ford

    726 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    726

    2 hours, plus fermentation

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chocolate-Cherry Sourdough Bread

    Chocolate-Cherry Sourdough Bread

    Tejal Rao, Francisco Migoya, Nathan Myhrvold

    498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    498

    1 hour 30 minutes, plus about 20 hours' rising

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sourdough Pancake or Waffle Batter

    Sourdough Pancake or Waffle Batter

    Sam Sifton

    3069 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    3,069

    15 minutes, plus overnight rest

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  • Sourdough Pizza Dough

    Sourdough Pizza Dough

    Sam Sifton, Roberta's

    1345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    1,345

    30 minutes, plus 8 to 24 hours' rise

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  • Sourdough No-Knead Bread

    Sourdough No-Knead Bread

    Sam Sifton, Jim Lahey

    2621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    2,621

    12 to 24 hours

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  • Pizza Dough With Sourdough Starter

    Pizza Dough With Sourdough Starter

    Oliver Strand

    264 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    264

    20 minutes plus 1 or 2 days’ resting

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  • Sam Richardson's Sourdough Biscuits

    Sam Richardson's Sourdough Biscuits

    Jacques Pepin

    89 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    89

    1 hour, plus 1 day's refrigeration

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