Hands using a knife to slice sourdough bread on floured surface - Shersor/Getty Images Dealing with a sourdough starter can be weirdly daunting. You're making bread out of something that is, ...

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If you want to bake with sourdough, you might wonder if it's better to buy a starter or make it yourself. Read about your options before you waste any flour.

Not only will you have a mature starter to make artisanal bread, but you can use the discard to make discard bread, biscuits, muffins, and pancakes! you don't HAVE to throw the discard away!