Recipes and Cooking Sourdough Discard Waffles As you feed your sourdough starter you end up with sourdough discard. But you don't have to throw it out, use it in this sourdough discard waffle recipe for waffles with just a hint of tang in each bite. By Lauren McAnelly Lauren McAnelly Website Lauren McAnelly is a food stylist and culinary expert with over 15 years of experience in cooking and baking. Her roles have included working in restaurants, bakeries, culinary schools, test kitchens, and photo studios, producing new and creative content for a multitude of platforms including print, video, and digital media. Lauren obtained her B.S. in communicative arts from Wisconsin Lutheran College. This degree blended science, marketing, communication, and arts classes. She then completed her Culinary Arts Degree in Savory, Pastry and Wine Education from Cook Street School of Culinary Arts. This program included intensive, hands-on instruction of traditional French and Italian cooking and baking. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 25, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Hands On Time: 15 mins Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 6-inch waffles Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cup milk, warmed (85° F) ½ cup butter, melted ½ cup sourdough discard (140 g) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cup all-purpose flour (240 g) or 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 g) and 1 cup whole wheat flour (120 g) ½ teaspoon fine sea salt Directions In a large bowl whisk together milk, butter, and sourdough discard until blended. Whisk in eggs, honey, and vanilla. Stir in flour until just moistened. Let sit at room temperature 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. The following morning sift salt over batter; gently stir to combine. Add batter to a preheated waffle baker according to manufacturer's directions. Close lid quickly; do not open until done. Bake according to manufacturer's directions. When done, use a fork to lift waffle off of grid. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve warm. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 304 Calories 14g Fat 35g Carbs 8g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 304 % Daily Value * Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 9g 45% Cholesterol 82mg 27% Sodium 279mg 12% Total Carbohydrate 35g 13% Total Sugars 5g Protein 8g Vitamin C 0.1mg 1% Calcium 91mg 7% Iron 2mg 11% Potassium 166mg 4% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 74.5mcg Vitamin B-12 0.5mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.