Easy Granola with Sourdough Discard

I know, I know, another sourdough or sourdough discard recipe. I promise I will have a variety of recipes on the blog (and already do. You can search for them at the top or right. I am working on making it more streamlined, but playing around with my theme is scary). Right now though I’ve really been having fun playing around with sourdough and the discard. I was getting tired of using it for the same old recipes, like these double chocolate cookies or these banana muffins. Don’t get me wrong, those are both delicious recipes, but I wanted to try something new. So this granola was born.

Why make your own easy granola with sourdough discard?

Sure it’s pretty easy to buy granola at the store, I know I have done it many times. It’s not that expensive and there are tons of options. But that store bought granola often comes with additives and preservatives to keep it shelf stable.

Enter homemade granola

It’s easy to make using a few simple ingredients you probably already have lying around the house. If you are in your sourdough era, this is a great way to use some of that discard! Plus making your own granola allows you to customize your ingredients.

Granola Ingredients

• old fashioned oats– this recipe would not work well with quick cooking oats. Stick with the old fashioned
• nuts– the nuts help the oats form chunks, and add to the overall flavor
• salt– for taste
• sourdough discard– this too helps form those tasty granola chunks. It also adds a slightly tangy taste
• brown sugar-used to sweeten
• honey– used to sweeten and help bind the granola together
• butter– used as a fat. I have also used coconut oil
• egg whites– egg white really help to crisp up the granola, plus they add a bit of proteins
• mix ins– I love using dried fruit and some dark chocolate. I’m sure coconut would taste great too.

How to make easy granola with sourdough discard

Step one: Mix the oatmeal, nuts, and salt together

Step two: In a saucepan combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, and sourdough discard. Heat until it forms a liquid

Step three: Mix the liquid into the oatmeal and nuts. Then add the egg whites.

Step four: Spread granola onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Step five: After about forty minutes stir the granola slightly then allow it to finish baking. After baking allow granola to cool before adding mix ins. The granola will also get crispier as it cools.

And that’s it! This easy granola with sourdough discard really is simple to make. I am already on my third batch this year (my kids love it to). I add it to my oatmeal in the morning, or in my yogurt. And sometimes I just eat it with milk as a snack whenever I am hungry.

Also, just to let you know the past few months have been pretty crazy, hence the radio silence on the blog. If you caught my YouTube video then you know that I went back to work as a full time building substitute teacher, and it’s been an adjustment. But I am really hoping to get some more recipes added to the blog, and figured I’d start with an easy granola with sourdough discard.