Sourdough Discard Pancakes – Easy, Fluffy, Best Ever Breakfast

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Stack of sourdough discard pancakes with butter and syrup on a plate

A stack of fluffy sourdough discard pancakes with butter and syrup.

These Sourdough Discard Pancakes are fluffy, tender, and have just a little tang that makes them taste special. They’re the perfect way to use up sourdough discard.

Why You’ll Love This Sourdough Discard Pancakes

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  • Fluffy and tender: Soft centers with golden edges.
  • Great for discard: Uses what you already have.
  • Easy breakfast: Quick skillet pancakes.

Ingredients for Sourdough Discard Pancakes

Sourdough discard, flour, eggs, milk, butter, and leaveners arranged for pancakes
Discard, eggs, milk, and pantry staples make easy fluffy pancakes
  • Sourdough discard
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Melted butter
  • Vanilla optional

How to Make Sourdough Discard Pancakes

Four panel collage showing mixing batter, resting with bubbles, cooking pancakes on skillet, and finished pancake stack with syrup
Whisk, rest, cook, and stack fluffy sourdough discard pancakes
  • 1. Mix batter. Whisk wet, then whisk in dry until just combined.
  • 2. Rest. Rest 5–10 minutes.
  • 3. Cook. Cook on medium heat 2–3 minutes per side.

Make-Ahead & Freezing

  • Refrigerate 3–4 days.
  • Freeze up to 2 months.

Reader Review

So fluffy with great flavor. Using discard this way is genius.

Sourdough Discard Pancakes Recipe Card

Prep Time:** 10 minutes
Cook Time:** 15 minutes
Total Time:** 25 minutes
Yield:** 10 pancakes
Category:** Breakfast
Method:** Stovetop
Cuisine:** American
Diet:** Vegetarian

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