I began making sourdough granola not lengthy after getting severe about often baking sourdough loaves at house. It grew to become a favourite means to make use of up sourdough discard and the large, oat clumps the sticky discard effortlessly enabled rapidly made me take discover. It grew to become 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 essential strategies I take advantage of outlined under.
How To Make Sourdough Granola
You’re going to wish sourdough discard from feeding a sourdough starter. Past that, the one factor it’s essential know: this granola is moist, damp, going into the oven. The discard and maple syrup are the culprits. Your aim 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 unhappy and it’s (actually) steaming. Have religion! A superb quantity of olive oil right here helps with the crisping, however the little trick that basically delivers a great bake: enable the granola to chill within the oven by propping the oven door open a bit with a wood spoon. It takes an additional 45 minutes or an hour, nevertheless it delivers. Have a look at the close-up footage. Crunchy! Past that, listed here are the foremost steps.
Combine your liquids. Ignore the wood spoon you’re seeing within the picture right here. Use a fork as a substitute. It helps to interrupt up the sourdough discard extra rapidly. You desire a pretty uniform look, but when it’s a bit stringy or there are just a few lumps, that’s wonderful.
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 excellent granola!
Sourdough Granola Variations
- Ginger-Cinnamon Sourdough Granola: Add 1 tablespoon floor ginger to the recipe under.
- 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 a substitute. You employ 1 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon right here, simply swap in 1 teaspoon of the smoked in the event you get your arms on some.
- Seeds! If you wish to add some seeds to this granola, go for it. You possibly can 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 sport.
- Spices: Experiment with added spices or swapping in different spice blends. Some concepts: cloves, star anise, curry powder, baharat, and so on.
- Use sourdough granola in your baking tasks: Combine a pair cups of clumps into your subsequent batch of cookies or use it to prime 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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