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Sweet Bakes Sourdough Recipes

Brownies, cookies, cakes, cinnamon rolls, and sweet recipes made with sourdough starter.

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Sliced sourdough banana bread loaf with ripe bananas on a linen-lined kitchen table.

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Sourdough Banana Bread

Moist, deeply flavored banana bread made with sourdough starter and brown sugar — a quick loaf that comes together in one bowl and bakes up golden and fragrant.

Sweet BakesActive or discardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 1 hr
Yield
1 loaf
Heat
350°F / 177°C
Sliced blueberry lemon sourdough loaf cake with glaze and fresh blueberries.

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Sourdough Blueberry Lemon Cake

A bright sourdough blueberry lemon cake baked in loaf pans with fresh blueberries, lemon zest, and a simple lemon glaze.

Sweet BakesActive or discardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 1 hr 5 min
Yield
2 loaves
Heat
350°F / 177°C
Eight golden sourdough blueberry lemon scones with a light lemon glaze on a cream ceramic plate.

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Sourdough Blueberry Lemon Scones

Tender sourdough scones with juicy blueberries, bright lemon zest, cold grated butter, and a thick lemon glaze.

Sweet BakesActive or discardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 55 min
Yield
8 scones
Heat
400°F / 204°C
Fudgy sourdough brownies cut into squares with crackled chocolate tops.

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Sourdough Brownies

Fudgy sourdough discard brownies made with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, and a small square glass pan for thick, rich slices.

Sweet BakesDiscardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 1 hr 20 min
Yield
1 8-inch square pan
Heat
350°F / 177°C
Glazed sourdough carrot cinnamon rolls nestled together in a baking dish.

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Sourdough Carrot Cinnamon Rolls

Pillowy sourdough rolls with freshly grated carrots, swirled with pumpkin-spiced brown sugar filling and crowned with cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

Sweet BakesActive starterIntermediateOvernight
Total time
About 13 hr 10 min
Yield
1 pan of rolls
Heat
375°F / 191°C
Thick sourdough chocolate chip cookies with craggy golden edges beside a jar of starter.

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Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rich, chewy cookies built on nutty brown butter and a cold spoonful of sourdough starter — chilled to deepen the flavor, then baked to golden, crackly perfection.

Sweet BakesDiscard or unfedBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
At least 2 hr 35 min
Yield
1 batch
Heat
350°F / 177°C
Golden sourdough lemon rolls with lemon cream cheese frosting and fresh lemon zest in two square baking pans.

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Sourdough Lemon Rolls

Soft sourdough lemon rolls filled with lemon sugar and finished with lemon cream cheese frosting after a long room-temperature rise.

Sweet BakesActive or unfedIntermediateOvernight
Total time
About 13 hr
Yield
18 rolls
Heat
375°F / 191°C
Two glossy round sourdough massa sovada loaves, one sliced to show its soft golden crumb.

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Sourdough Massa Sovada

Portuguese sweet bread enriched with whole milk, butter, eggs, and sugar, slowly risen into two glossy round loaves with a soft, tender crumb.

Sweet BakesActive starterIntermediateOvernight
Total time
About 10–13 hr
Yield
2 round loaves
Heat
350°F / 175°C
Spiced sourdough carrot cake muffins with domed tops and a tender crumb.

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Sourdough Pumpkin Spice Carrot Cake Muffins

A richly spiced, ultra-moist carrot cake made with sourdough starter and warm pumpkin spice — baked as muffins for the perfect single serving.

Sweet BakesActive or discardBeginnerDiscard friendly
Total time
About 40 min
Yield
1 standard muffin pan
Heat
350°F / 177°C