Sourdough Discard Brownies

Sourdough Discard Brownies are everything you could ever want in a dessert.

I have officially fallen off the wagon, I’ll get back on, once all my discard is gone. I was trying to bring my start back to life and maybe had too much discard. I hate wasting my start, but I do it too often as it is.

I’ve been throwing it into everything this week and these turned out amazing. On a positive note, my start is thriving now. These are rich but worth every calorie!

Ingredients

8 tablespoons salted butter
6 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
6 oz. milk chocolate chips
½ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 egg yolk
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sourdough starter discard
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9″ x 9″ baking dish with parchment paper.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the chocolate chips, vanilla extract and cocoa powder. Stir the ingredients until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the saucepan from the burner and set it aside to cool down.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and granulated sugar with an electric mixer for 7-10 minutes. Add the sourdough discard and chocolate mixture to the bowl beat on low until combined. Add the flour and salt and stir with a spatula until just combined.
Pour the batter into the baking dish and smooth the top. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
Allow the brownies to cool completely in the pan after they come out of the oven.
Remove the brownies from the pan by lifting them with the parchment paper and cut into squares.