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Sourdough discard

A bowl of bubbly sourdough starter.
Sarah Reynolds North

This week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay shares tips on managing discard from a sourdough baker in New Marlborough. Sarah Reynolds North explains how to store and feed your starter and new ideas of what to do with your excess, from scones to pancakes.

Here’s a link to see more of Sarah’s bread tips:
https://www.instagram.com/foundbread/

Here’s a link to Sarah’s favorite discard cream scones:
https://www.theperfectloaf.com/sourdough-starter-discard-scones/

Elspeth Hay is the creator and host of the Local Food Report, a weekly feature that has aired on CAI since 2008, and the author of the forthcoming book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. Deeply immersed in her own local-food system, she writes and reports for print, radio, and online media with a focus on food, the environment, and the people, places, and ideas that feed us. You can learn more about her work at elspethhay.com.