Sourdough Discard Banana Bread Recipes

SOURDOUGH DATE 'N HONEY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9" x 5" loaf pan with no-stick baking spray.
• In bowl whisk both flours, salt and baking soda; set aside.
• In food processor, pulse dates and hot water until finely chopped.
• In large mixer bowl, cream butter and date mixture until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time. While mixing, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add banana, sourdough, honey, olive oil vanilla and zest; blend well.
• Add flour mixture slowly, pausing to scrape down the sides if necessary.
• Pour the batter into the 9" x 5" baking pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle nuts evenly over top.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes and then gently remove onto a wire rack to cool completely.

SOURDOUGH BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with olive oil or cooking spray. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Slice 2 thin lengthwise slices from one banana and set aside (optional); mash unsliced portion of that banana with 2 more bananas. Measure 1 1/4 cups mashed banana into a bowl (if you don't have enough, mash in remaining one); whisk in sourdough discard to combine. Whisk in oil, maple syrup, and eggs. Stir in dry ingredients. Transfer to prepared pan. Top with reserved banana slices, gently pressing into batter slightly to adhere. Sprinkle with sugar, for a crackly crust.
• Bake until a tester inserted into center of loaf comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes, then transfer directly to rack and let cool completely. Banana bread is best served the day it's baked, but can be tightly wrapped in parchment-lined foil and stored at room temperature up to 2 days.

SOURDOUGH DISCARD BREAD

Steps:

• Mix water, starter discard, and yeast together in a large bowl; whisk or swish around with your fingers. Let mixture sit for 10 minutes.
• Combine 2 cups plus 4 teaspoons whole wheat flour and 2 cups plus 4 teaspoons bread flour in another bowl; sprinkle over the entire yeast mixture and sprinkle salt on top of the flour. Mix well by hand until you can form a ball. Let this dough ball sit covered with a kitchen towel for 30 minutes.
• Knead dough on a floured surface until you have a nice, tight ball; once you notice the surface of the dough start to tear, stop kneading. Be sure not to add too much flour while kneading, you should only need about 1 tablespoon or 2.
• Line a bread basket with a kitchen towel and liberally sprinkle 1/4 cup bread flour on the towel so the dough won't stick while rising. Place dough into the bread basket with the bottom of the loaf facing up. Let rise for 2 hours.
• Place a Dutch oven in the oven and preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
• Turn dough over onto a piece of parchment paper. Cut a shallow "X" across the surface of the dough using a very sharp knife.
• Using hot pads, carefully remove the Dutch oven from the oven. Place it on the stovetop and remove the lid. Hold the sides of the parchment paper to lift the loaf and carefully lower it into the Dutch oven. It's totally fine for the bread to bake with the parchment paper, it makes it easier to handle.
• Cover the Dutch oven and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and continue to bake until golden, about 20 minutes more. Remove from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack. Let bread cool for at least 2 hours before cutting.