28 Easy Sourdough Recipes for Beginners

Want to get started with Sourdough? These recipes are a great place to start for beginners.

So you’ve watched all the videos, and maybe even began your first sourdough starter. (Good job!)

Sourdough, as you know, has a bit of a learning curve.

And this is why it’s helpful to start with recipes that match your skill level. Everyone has to start somewhere!

The last thing you want to do is tackle an overly-ambitious sourdough technique, and face defeat on your first try.

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Once you master a few beginner recipes, you’ll be ready to move on to those beautiful artisan loaves in no time.

This collection of sourdough recipes for beginners will give you the quick wins you need to keep learning, and mastering the art of sourdough.

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1| Sourdough Focaccia

Focaccia is a wonderful beginner sourdough recipe.

Once you have an active starter, this can be made by the end of the day!

Sliced chewy sourdough focaccia bread. — Image courtesy of **Country Roads Sourdough**

2| Sourdough Discard English Muffins

These English muffins are not only easy to make with discard — they also ferment overnight to save time on baking day.

Sourdough English muffins in a row on a cooling rack. — *Image courtesy of* **The Flavor Bells**

3| Sourdough Bagels

You can use either sourdough discard OR active starter for these easy, chewy bagels.

Sourdough bagels on cutting board with various toppings. — Image courtesy of **Grow Forage Cook Ferment**

4| Protein Sourdough Blueberry Muffins

No stretching and folding here!

Just delicious blueberry muffins with sourdough discard and added protein to boost your breakfast.

Streusel topped blueberry muffins in a tulip muffin liner. — Image Courtesy of **For the Pleasure of Eating**

5| Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits

This biscuit recipe uses unfed starter or discard for a side dish that’s ready in about 30 minutes!

Pile of biscuits on a gold-edged platter. — Image courtesy of **Gathered In The Kitchen**

6| Sourdough Banana Bread

Who doesn’t love a good banana bread recipe?

The tanginess of active sourdough starter makes this version unique and even more tasty (if that’s possible), than the traditional version.

Sliced banana bread loaf on a cutting board. — Photo courtesy of **Farmhouse Harvest**

7| Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

This cinnamon roll discard recipe creates an incredible homemade treat that can be ready in just 35 minutes.

8| Basic Sourdough Loaf

If you need a truly simple sourdough loaf to start with, this recipe is a great choice. No Dutch oven required!

Crusty artisan sourdough loaf. — Photo Courtesy of **Milk and Pop**

9| Sourdough Pizza Dough

Sourdough starter with just 4 additional ingredients come together to create a very simple and versatile sourdough pizza dough.

Sourdough pizzas topped with cheese and vegetables. — Image courtesy of **Homestead Lady**

10| Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes

This recipe for blueberry pancakes can be started overnight for an easy breakfast the next morning.

A stack of blueberry pancakes with syrup and topped with blueberries. — Photo courtesy of **Champagne Tastes**

11| Rosemary Sourdough Bread

This fragrant rosemary sourdough bread would be a savory dinner companion – and it’s easy enough for beginners to prepare.

Image courtesy of **Surprise It’s Sourdough**

12| Gluten-Free Blueberry Sourdough Muffins

A crumbly blueberry sourdough muffin recipe that’s made with gluten-free flour!

Blueberry muffin cut in half on a wooden plate. — Image courtesy of **The Roasted Root**

13| Sourdough Sandwich Bread

This sourdough sandwich loaf uses both sourdough starter and instant yeast.

It creates a hybrid loaf that yields wonderful, soft sandwich bread.

14| Sourdough Discard Pretzels

Easy pretzels? Yes, really.

These pretzels come together with very little active time, for a great way to use your sourdough discard.

Finished and salted pretzels on parchment paper. — Image courtesy of **This Jess Cooks**

15| Sourdough French Bread

Long resting and rising times means shorter hands-on time, for a delicious, crusty french bread loaf.

Long french bread loaf cut into slices. — Image courtesy of **Lynn’s Way of Life**

16| Sourdough Discard Rolls

Light and fluffy sourdough discard rolls are a must-try!

Soft baked dinner rolls in a baking pan. — Image courtesy of **The Dinner Bell**

17| Sourdough French Bread

It’s the perfect way to utilize the last slices of your favorite sourdough sandwich loaves.

Sweet-and-sour french toast will become a new breakfast favorite.

Stack of french toast slices drenched with syrup and fresh fruit. — Image courtesy of **100 Days of Real Food**

18| Sourdough Discard Pop Tarts

These homemade pastries are surprisingly simple to make, with few ingredients.

19| Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

Classic chocolate chip cookies, transformed with tangy sourdough starter!

Image courtesy of **Winding Creek Ranch**

20| Sourdough Chicken and Dumplings

Incorporate sourdough into your main dish with this chicken and dumpling recipe.

Soft and light dumplings complement a delicious chicken vegetable main course.

Two bowls of chicken, vegetables and dumplings in broth. — Image courtesy of **Simple & Fraiche**

21| Sourdough Soda Bread

Soda bread is known for its simplicity, and this rustic, foolproof sourdough version is no exception!

Two loaves of soda bread topped with seeds. — Image courtesy of **Our Zesty Life**

22| Baked Sourdough Donuts

Fluffy vanilla sourdough donuts are topped with chocolate icing and sprinkles for a super easy breakfast favorite.

Stack of 3 vanilla cake donuts with chocolate glaze and colorful sprinkles. — Image courtesy of **Rooted at Heart**

23| Sourdough Granola

Sweet and crunchy clusters of granola are made even better with sourdough discard and simple, whole food ingredients.

Bowl of granola clusters with raisins. — Image courtesy of **Together We All Eat**

24| Sourdough Flatbreads

Flatbread is a really great beginner recipe for any type of bread, but especially when getting started with sourdough.

Stack of flatbreads on a wooden cutting board. — Image courtesy of **What To Have For Dinner Tonight**

25| Sourdough Discard Brownies

Fudgy chocolate brownies are the perfect excuse to use your sourdough discard, and enjoy it immensely.

Image courtesy of **Little Chef Within**

26| Sourdough Sticky Buns

If sticky buns could be considered healthy, this would be the way to achieve it. 🙂

Using simple pantry ingredients, you can make these the night before Sunday brunch.

Image courtesy of **Foragers of Happiness**

27| Sourdough Discard Banana Muffins

When you need to use up old bananas AND sourdough discard, these banana muffins are the obvious remedy!

Four baked banana muffins in wrappers on a cutting board. — Image courtesy of **An Off Grid Life**

28| Sourdough Hamburger Buns

Flavorful hamburger buns with a great texture that’s worth every minute of fermentation time.

Image courtesy of **Made In Motherhood**

Favorite Sourdough Recipes for Beginners

We hope you find some of your new favorite sourdough recipes in this list.

Be sure to pin this article for later, so you can come back and tackle the next one you want to make.

Let us know in the comments which ones you try!

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