Overnight Sourdough Waffles

If you’re new to the sourdough process, you probably have a lot of starter discard on hand. If you’re like me and hate wasting food, then I have the perfect recipe for you. These vegan waffles are the perfect recipe to use up all your discard. Also, once you eat sourdough waffles, you will never like regular waffles again! Trust me on this, since I’m a prior waffle-hater until I tried these. Ok, you don’t have to trust me, but try it and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

If you don’t know what a sourdough starter is and how to create one, you can learn more about it here. If you’re ready to bake sourdough bread, here’s my recipe. But this post is about waffles, so read on.

Overnight Sourdough Waffles

Recipe by theplantpaletteblogCourse: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

7-8

Waffles

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

These sourdough waffles are crispy and tangy – you won’t like any other waffles again!

Ingredients

• 1 cup sourdough starter (discard is fine)

• 1½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup coarse cornmeal

• 2 cups almond milk or soy milk

• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar

• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 tablespoons oil (optional, see notes)

• 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp flax meal + 5 tbsp warm water mixed together and set aside for 5 minutes)

Directions

• Mix the milk and apple cider vinegar together and set aside for 5 min until the mixture curdles slightly.
• Mix together the sourdough starter, flour, cornmeal, sugar and milk-vinegar mixture in a large bowl. Leave it overnight on the kitchen counter, or in a warm place if it’s winter. The dough will expand by morning.
• Just before you make your waffles in the morning, mix the baking soda, salt, vanilla, oil and flax eggs into the batter.
• Pour the batter on a preheated waffle maker and bake until done.
• Drizzle with maple syrup and enjoy.

Notes

• I tried these waffles without oil and didn’t find any difference in taste or texture. If you do not use oil, make sure your waffle maker is well greased.