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    25 February 5, 2019 Breakfast

    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles Recipe

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    Oh you guys, this Sourdough Waffles recipe is so delicious.  But first, let me fill you in on a little back story.

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    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles Recipe

    Many, many years ago, I tried making sourdough starter from scratch and after several weeks of feeding and nurturing, the starter never reached its full potential.  Defeated, I threw that starter in the trash, and put my sourdough dreams on hold.

    Fast forward to 2018 where I decided that I would tackle this challenge again.  My homemade starter, a simple mix of flour and water, started out strong and bubbly.  But as the weeks went on, it seemed like it was slowly dying.  In a fit of frustration, I also gave up on that starter.

    This year, I finally broke down and just purchased a live sourdough starter on Amazon.  Part of me really wanted to develop my own, but tbh, I’m not even mad about it right now, because this. starter. is. awesome!!  With just a few days of feeding, Carrie Breadshaw (yes, I named my starter), was at full strength and producing some gorgeous loaves of sourdough.

    These Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles are one way I like to use up the starter that gets discarded during a feeding.  More about that below.

    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles Ingredients

    The process of feeding a sourdough starter looks like this:

    1. Discard a portion of the current sourdough starter.
    2. Stir in equal weights of flour and water.
    3. Cover and let sit at room temperature (or in the fridge for longer-term storage)

    You discard part of the starter, because you really don’t need too much to make sourdough bread.  If you continue feeding without discarding, you would have waaay to much starter on hand.

    Making Sourdough Waffle Batter

    So far, my favorite way to use up the sourdough starter discard, is to make a batch of these Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles.  Yeasted waffles are a favorite at our house, and these sourdough waffles are similar (but better!). 

    Infused with vanilla, cinnamon and nutty brown butter, these waffles are golden and crispy on the outside and light and bubbly within.  Each bite is rich and tangy.  They are certainly delicious on their own, but I like to top them with sliced bananas, toasted pecans and maple syrup.

    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles Recipe

    One of the best things about this recipe, is that most of the batter is prepared the night before.  You just have to mix in a few things the next morning and preheat a waffle iron, then bam, you’ve got a “fancy” breakfast on the table with minimal effort!

    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles Recipe
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    Brown Butter Sourdough Waffles

    Recipe adapted from here.

    Course Breakfast
    Keyword overnight waffles, sourdough waffles, waffles recipe
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Overnight Resting Time 8 hours
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 8 waffles
    Author Brandon Matzek

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (240 grams) unfed/discard sourdough starter*
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 cup shaken buttermilk
    • 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

    Sliced bananas, for serving

    Chopped toasted pecans, for serving

    Maple syrup, for serving

    Instructions

    1. Add starter, flour, buttermilk and brown sugar to a large bowl, whisking to combine. Cover and let rest at room temperature overnight.
    2. The next morning, cook butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter turns a deep golden brown color (about 5 minutes). Set aside to cool.
    3. Add egg, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and cooled brown butter to the bowl with the starter-flour mixture, whisking just until smooth.
    4. Preheat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Brush the top and bottom plates lightly with melted butter to keep the waffles from sticking. Scoop 1/2 cup of batter in each well**, and using a spatula, spread the batter out to the corners. Close the waffle iron, and cook until golden brown.
    5. To serve, plate up waffles and top with sliced bananas, chopped toasted pecans and maple syrup.

    Recipe Notes

    *This is the portion of the starter that you would normally throw away before a feeding.

    **Waffle irons can vary greatly. The one I used here makes 4 square waffles. Adjust the batter measurements accordingly.

    If you’ve got a sourdough starter, I’d love to hear some of the ways you like to use up the discard in the comments below.  Also, do you have a name for your starter :D?

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    1. Tiffany says

      April 11, 2020 at 5:08 am

      I’m just getting started with sourdough starter. This will be the first recipe I make with Panita.

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      • Brandon Matzek says

        April 13, 2020 at 7:56 am

        Let me know how you like them :)!!

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    2. SYLVIA says

      October 18, 2020 at 8:34 am

      Hi Brandon,
      I had attempted to make my own starter at the beginning of this pandemic and failed miserably wasting precious good flour! Like you, I decided to buy some (San Francisco) sourdough starter online and I’m so excited to try it again!!! Your Brown Butter Waffles look amazing!!! This will be my first discard recipe I’ll attempt to make😁 Thank you for sharing!!!

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      • Brandon Matzek says

        October 26, 2020 at 8:35 am

        Thanks Sylvia! Let me know how you enjoy the waffles 🙂

        Reply

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