I began making sourdough granola not lengthy after getting severe about often baking sourdough loaves at house. It turned a favourite method to make use of up sourdough discard and the massive, oat clumps the sticky discard effortlessly enabled rapidly made me take discover. It turned a factor round right here. I like this granola loaded with clumps, all the things golden and crisp. Maple syrup delivers simply sufficient soft-edged sweetness, cinnamon performs a extra assertive function. And to get all the things to crisp up and brown there are a pair vital strategies I exploit outlined beneath.
How To Make Sourdough Granola
You’re going to want sourdough discard from feeding a sourdough starter. Past that, the one factor you’ll want to know: this granola is moist, damp, going into the oven. The discard and maple syrup are the culprits. Your purpose right here is to battle that. You need to bake each little bit of moisture out of these clusters with out over-baking or over-browning the entire state of affairs. Midway although baking you may doubt your self, the granola seems to be unhappy and it’s (actually) steaming. Have religion! An excellent quantity of olive oil right here helps with the crisping, however the little trick that actually delivers a very good bake: enable the granola to chill within the oven by propping the oven door open a bit with a picket spoon. It takes an additional 45 minutes or an hour, however it delivers. Have a look at the close-up footage. Crunchy! Past that, listed below are the foremost steps.
Combine your liquids. Ignore the picket spoon you’re seeing within the photograph right here. Use a fork as an alternative. It helps to interrupt up the sourdough discard extra rapidly. You need a pretty uniform look, but when it’s a bit stringy or there are a couple of lumps, that’s advantageous.
Mix dry elements. Then add them to the moist elements. Combine very well (see above), after which combine some extra.
Unfold throughout a big sheet pan. The bigger the higher. Or spit throughout two pans. Bake, tossing often after about 20 minutes, or as issues are beginning to brown on the edges. After about 50-60 minutes toss one final time, flip off the oven, prop open the oven door and stroll away for some time. While you come again you’ll have good granola!
Sourdough Granola Variations
- Ginger-Cinnamon Sourdough Granola: Add 1 tablespoon floor ginger to the recipe beneath.
- Smoked Cinnamon Sourdough Granola: I purchased this smoked cinnamon some time again and it’s actually one thing particular. I shrink back from utilizing it full-on in a recipe like this one, and like to make a mix as an alternative. You employ 1 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon right here, simply swap in 1 teaspoon of the smoked should you get your arms on some.
- Seeds! If you wish to add some seeds to this granola, go for it. You’ll be able to go away the quantity of walnuts the identical and add as much as 1/3 cup of seeds. Sesame, sunflower, and hemp are all honest recreation.
- Spices: Experiment with added spices or swapping in different spice blends. Some concepts: cloves, star anise, curry powder, baharat, and so forth.
- Use sourdough granola in your baking initiatives: Combine a pair cups of clumps into your subsequent batch of cookies or use it to high a favourite ice cream or frozen yogurt.
Extra Granola Recipes
- Peanut Butter Granola
- Rose Petal Granola
- The Good Wholesome Granola (low oil & naturally sweetened)
Extra Sourdough Recipes
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