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Baking Basics Sourdough Recipes

Sourdough biscuits, pie crust, and useful baking basics for building confidence.

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Flaky golden sourdough biscuits piled in a handmade ceramic dish.

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Sourdough Biscuits

Tender, flaky biscuits made with sourdough starter and cold grated butter — quick to mix, cut, and bake for a warm, golden batch in under 30 minutes.

Baking BasicsActive or discardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 30 min
Yield
10–12 biscuits
Heat
450°F / 232°C
Tall flaky sourdough buttermilk biscuits split open on a baking tray.

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Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits

Cold sourdough discard, buttermilk, and grated frozen butter folded into a flaky biscuit dough, chilled before baking for tall tender layers.

Baking BasicsDiscardIntermediateDiscard friendly
Total time
About 1 hr
Yield
6–7 biscuits
Heat
425°F / 218°C
Fresh flour-dusted sourdough pasta nests beside cut ribbons, bubbly starter, and eggs.

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Sourdough Pasta

A firm, versatile pasta dough made with flour, starter, and eggs-ready to roll now or slowly ferment for deeper sourdough flavor.

Baking BasicsActive or discardIntermediateOvernight
Total time
About 30–45 min, plus an optional 6–12 hr ferment
Yield
About 4 servings
Cooking water
Well-salted boiling water
Flaky sourdough pie crust baked golden in a ceramic pie dish.

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Sourdough Pie Crust

A buttery, flaky crust built on sourdough discard — cold butter worked by hand into bread flour, rested in the fridge until tender, ready for any sweet or savory filling.

Baking BasicsDiscardIntermediateDiscard friendly
Total time
About 3 hr 20 min–5 hr 20 min
Yield
2 crusts
Heat
375°F / 191°C when filled
A bubbly, doubled sourdough starter in a glass jar with a rubber band marking its starting level.

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Sourdough Starter

A straightforward flour-and-water culture built day by day, with a clear schedule for feeding, storing, and waking it for baking.

Baking BasicsBuild from flour + waterBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
7 days or longer
Yield
1 starter
Environment
Room temperature; refrigerate once ready