Easy Sourdough Discard Granola
Easy sourdough discard granola makes a delicious breakfast and is the perfect way to use up your sourdough discard. Mix together oats with some sweet honey, spices and sourdough discard. Add in some nuts and dried fruit and that's it! Bake and enjoy. You won't be buying granola from the store again when you can make this easy sourdough granola using your sourdough discard.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 113 grams unsalted butter, browned and melted (8 Tablespoons, see recipe notes)
- 100 grams sourdough discard (scant 1/2 cup, 100% hydration)
- 85 grams honey (1/4 cup honey)
- 30 grams brown sugar (about 2 Tablespoons)
- 4 grams vanilla extract (about 1 teaspoon)
- 7 grams salt (about 1 teaspoon)
- 240 grams rolled oats (about 2 2/3 cups)
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- 1 cup dried fruit (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Brown Butter: Place a stick (113 grams) of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Let the butter melt and cook. Check back frequently. After a few minutes, the butter will brown, leaving little brown bits in the pan. Pull the brown butter off the heat (don't let the brown bits turn black--you don't want burned butter). Let cool a little bit.
- 2
Pre-heat oven to 325ºF.
- 3
To a medium-sized bowl, mix together the brown butter, honey, sourdough discard, brown sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Whisk until the discard is completely incorporated into the mixture.
- 4
Add the rolled oats, nuts and dried fruit. Mix until the oats/fruit/nuts are coated in the liquid mixture.
- 5
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dump granola mixture on the parchment paper and spread evenly.
- 6
Bake for about 20 minutes. Use a spatula to turn the granola and bake for another 5-10 minutes until it starts to brown on the edges. See baking tip for large granola clusters in recipe notes.
- 7
Pull the granola out of the oven and let cool on the sheet pan. Break up into clumps and enjoy!