Sourdough discard baguettes

A quick recipe to use sourdough discard to make delicious baguettes.

I hate throwing things away and that includes my weekly sourdough discard. Here's a quick recipe to use discard in baguettes.

Ingredients

  • 1000g Strong flour
  • 20g Salt
  • 700g Water @ 27ºC
  • 100g Sourdough discard

Method

  1. Mix the flour and salt together
  2. Mix the water and sourdough together
  3. Mix it altogether in a large bowl
  4. Leave a lid on for 8-10 hours
  5. Heat oven to 230ºC
  6. Divide the dough into the number of baguettes you want
  7. Sprinkle with flour and roll them
  8. Place in oven, reducing down to 180ºC
  9. Cook for 30 minutes