This wonderful chocolate chip bread contains almost a full cup of sourdough starter. It gives the bread a bit of tang and is perfect for breakfast or a snack!
I’m pleased to share that my sourdough starter is still thriving and doing well. I’ve remembered to feed him, and he’s pretty bubbly and happy. Hopefully I will continue to care for him because when he died last time, I was pretty devastated.
In order to keep reminding myself to feed my sourdough starter, I’ve tried to actively make some recipes with the discard. This time, I found a chocolate chip bread that uses almost an entire cup of the discard. In fact, I made this bread twice in two weeks. Once, I made it with butter, and the second time I swapped the butter with unsweetened applesauce.
Honestly, I liked it better with the applesauce. The butter version ended up a bit on the dry side, even though I baked it for a lot less time than the original recipe suggested. The applesauce, on the other hand, provided some much-needed moisture in the bread and prevented it from drying out after a day.
The other small edits I made were to add more cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg into the batter. Even with those small additions, it gave the bread more depth of flavor.
I hope you enjoy this bread as much as we did!
Husband’s rating: 4 out of 5
Addie’s rating: 4.5 out of 5
My rating: 4 out of 5
Sourdough discard chocolate chip bread
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 Tablespoons or ½ cup) unsalted butter melted; I recommend replacing this with ½ cup of unsweetened applesauce instead
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup sourdough starter discard unfed
- ¼ cup milk of choice (or water)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉. Generously grease or line a standard 9"x5" loaf pan and set aside. I used a silicone loaf pan and did not line or grease it.
- In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter (or applesauce) with the granulated and brown sugars. Then add the ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, vanilla, eggs, sourdough discard, and milk. Mix well.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and the baking soda. Slowly add this to the large bowl with the wet ingredients. Mix until a few dry streaks remain.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and mix until everything just comes together. Do not over mix.
- Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top.
- Bake in your preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool before slicing and serving.