Make Flaky Biscuits Using Sourdough Bread Scraps

Published May 22, 2024 By Elle Ann

Image credit: Sugar Spun Run via YouTube

Have you recently baked sourdough bread or you have excess sourdough starter and you don’t want it to go to waste but don’t know what to do with it either? This recipe by Sugar Spun Run on YouTube is perfect for you, it’s very delicious and it’s a great way to use excess sourdough starter.

You can also modify the ingredients to your preference, or if you want you can change the filling to your favorite fruit, nuts, or chocolate. I’m sure that you’ll love how good these biscuits taste that you’ll eat everything in just one sitting if you can, they’re that yummy!

Ingredients for Flaky Chocolate Biscuits:

2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
2 cups of baking powder
¾ tsp of table salt
½ cup of unsalted butter, very cold, and sliced into 8-12 pieces
½ cup of sourdough bread scraps
¼ cup of heavy cream
½ tsp of vanilla extract
3oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped, optional

How to Make Flaky Chocolate Biscuits:

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400°F, then line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set it aside. In a food processor, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, then pulse them until combined, add the cold butter slices, and pulse with 1-second intervals until well incorporated.

Step 2

In a separate small mixing bowl, add the sourdough bread scraps, heavy cream, and vanilla extract, then stir them together until uniform, and pour it over the flour mixture. Pulse them again until combined and dough forms, then transfer it to your clean work surface, and form it into a round shape.

Step 3

Fold it in half, then gently flatten, rotate, fold in half, and flatten again, repeat these steps about 4-5 more times working quickly. Smoothen the rough-shaped dough making sure it’s about 1 inch thick, then cut it into 8 evenly, and place them on the prepared baking sheet spaced at least 2 inches apart evenly.

Step 4

You can brush each biscuit with more cream at the top, then lightly sprinkle some sugar, and then place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the preheated oven. Allow the biscuits to bake for about 15 to 16 minutes until the edges are light golden brown, then let them cool for at least 10 minutes, and serve. Enjoy!