Amy Bakes Bread
Sharing the best recipes, one bake at a time
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Sourdough Rhubarb Snack Cake
Do you grow rhubarb? One of my childhood memories is of a wild and unruly garden our family tried and mostly failed at tending. Rhubarb, however grew plentifully. Mom would take these beautiful stalks of rhubarb, chop them, coat the rhubarb pieces in sugar and transform them into the perfect rhubarb pie (no strawberries…just sweet/tart…
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Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins (with Cinnamon Chips)
The mornings are getting chilly. We are picking up our lake toys, storing them for next spring/summer. Leaves are changing and starting to fall. My sourdough starter is taking a little longer (thanks to the cooler weather) and the warm smells of apples, cinnamon and pumpkin are wafting from my oven at least a couple…
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Beginner Guide: Sourdough Discard
What is Sourdough Discard? Sourdough discard is a by-product of maintaining or “feeding” a sourdough starter. When feeding a starter, flour and water are combined with some of the starter to restart the fermentation cycle, but 80% of the original starter is discarded. This process is repeated daily (or weekly if you refrigerate your starter),…
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Fluffy Sourdough Cornbread
It’s fall season as I’m writing this, and I am thinking about chili, which always calls for delicious cornbread. This sourdough cornbread is fluffy, tender, light and absolutely my favorite cornbread to make this time of year. It is quick to whip up and makes the perfect side dish for dinner. My little guy loves…
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Sourdough Peach Galette
Every summer we look forward to ordering a box of peaches from The Peach Truck which brings the most delicious, juicy Georgia peaches straight to our town twice a summer. We look forward to eating, grilling and baking with these sweet peaches. Looking for more peach recipes? Check out these recipes for sweet peach bread…
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Sourdough Discard Apple Cake
Sometimes I’ll make a recipe and think, this REALLY needs to go on my website ASAP. I made this Apple Cake for book club last month and I couldn’t stop eating it. I knew it needed a permanent place on my site, so here it is: Sourdough Discard Apple Cake – a delicious spiced cake…
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Graham Cracker Pie Crust with Sourdough Discard
Buttery, delicious graham cracker pie crust has never been better with the addition of a little bit of sourdough discard. This pie crust is quick to assemble, bake and then fill with your favorite pie filling. Perfect for custard pies, no-bake pie filling and pudding pies this graham cracker pie crust with sourdough discard is…
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Sourdough Mashed Potato Rolls
Are you ready for this?! A seriously amazing roll recipe that is perfect for those leftover mashed potatoes that seem to be hanging around in the refrigerator after the holidays. Leftover mashed potato gives these rolls the best texture: soft, fluffy and so tender! Sourdough mashed potato rolls also hold up longer than regular dinner…
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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Sourdough Sugar Cookies
Melt-in-your-mouth sourdough sugar cookies are tender, sweet and oh-so delicious. These make the perfect cookie for any celebration or just to enjoy when you’re in the mood for a sweet treat. No cookie cutters or chilling required and you can use up some of your sourdough discard. Sourdough sugar cookies are incredibly soft, tender and…
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Sourdough Pie Crust
It has taken me years to master a really good pie crust. I’ve always enjoyed this simple “press-in-the-pan” version but the flaky “Thanksgiving pie crust” or “Pi-day” pie crust seemed elusive. I’m happy to say that this sourdough discard pie crust has stepped up my pie game. Flaky layers, the tiniest bit of tang (if…
