Happy National Brownie Day!
I have finally found justification for needing to bake brownies. I need to use my sourdough starter! This recipe works well for using the starter that I discard when feeding my whole wheat starter, which I confess is not as often as it should be. The brownies, which I adapted from Wild Yeast’s blog, contain no flour other than what is in the starter and have less sugar than a lot of other brownie recipes. The result is a silky, souffle-like brownie that is very rich and dark, better suited to adults than kids. I will definitely be making these again. Hopefully my starter will become more robust as a result of more frequent use!
Sourdough Brownies
Author: BakeNQuilt.com adapted from WildYeast
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 16
Sinfully rich and moist brownies made with sourdough starter
Ingredients
- 1 C (6 oz) bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 stick (4oz) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- ½ C (3.5 oz) sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- ¼ C (.75 oz) cocoa powder
- ½ C (4 oz) mature 100% hydration sourdough starter (mine is whole wheat)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Line a 8×8 baking dish with foil and spray or butter the foil.
- In the microwave, melt together the chocolate and the butter in a mixing bowl. Work in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, so as not to burn the chocolate.
- Whisk the sugar, salt and vanilla into the melted chocolate and butter.
- Add the egg and egg white and whisk to combine.
- Sift the cocoa powder over the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the starter and stir gently until it is completely incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then gently lift the brownies out of the pan by the foil liner and move onto a rack to cool.
- When completely cool, cut into squares.
that looks really good!
Just saw this post while I was leaving a comment on your Panettone! I LOVE sourdough brownies!
Yours look amazing! You should check out http://www.sourdoughsurprises.blogspot.com Shelley from C Mom Cook and I started it – its all about finding fun and new uses for your sourdough starter! We would love to have you join us! 
Thanks, I’ll definitely check that out!