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Sourdough Discard Recipes 101: Best Sourdough Breakfast Pancakes

Emilie Raffa · theclevercarrot.com · 2020 · 10 / (10x) 6-inch pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

More leavening than 86% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 802 pancake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More leavening than 86% of recipes: 8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.4%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 128% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 159%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.9%.
Liquid: 128%, 27th percentileEgg: 53%, 74th percentileSugar: 13%, 36th percentileFat: 22%, 68th percentileLeavening: 8%, 87th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 78th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 1/2 cups (190 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled190 g
  • 2 tbsp. (24 g) sugar24 g
  • 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (240 g) sourdough starter (100% hydration, either leftover discard or bubbly)240 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup (240 ml) milk, plus more as needed≈ 244 g
  • 3 tbsp. (42 g) melted unsalted butter or oil, plus more to coat the skillet42 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Pure maple syrupn/a
  • Fresh berriesn/a
  • Powdered sugarn/a

flour 190 gbatter 858 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 802 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid128% · 27th percentile
  • Egg53% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar13% · 36th percentile
  • Fat22% · 68th percentile
  • Leavening8% · 87th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 78th percentile

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