Brunches with a bang

Sourdough trash pancakes with roast beetroot

Maintaining a happy sourdough starter means having to discard most of the gloopy, floury stuff every time you feed it, which can seem wasteful. But ‘discarding’ old starter doesn’t have to mean actually throwing it away. Store up your sourdough discard – or, as I prefer to call it, trash – in a sealed plastic ‘trash pot’, keep it in the fridge to stop it fermenting, and soon you will have a wealth of whiffy, flavoursome trash that looks unappetising but can be used to create the most delicious waffles, cakes and biscuits, shortcrust pastry, ramen noodles, crackers and more. These fluffy pancakes are incredibly easy, quick and pleasingly zero-waste, perfect for a delicious brunch served with a dollop of crème fraîche and roast beetroot.

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