Sourdough Salted Butter Blondies
I think that the best part about maintaining a sourdough starter is being able to do fun discard recipes. Like these gorgeous, deeply satisfying Salted Butter Blondies. As some of you know, I am not a huge chocolate fan, unlike the rest of my family. But, we all love the combination of butter and brown sugar. I mean what’s not to love. And the chocolate chips in a blondie is kind of like a consolation for my chocolate loving family.
My Sourdough Salted Butter Blondie Story
Well, truth be told there is nothing consolatory about these blondies. They are the real deal. They are one of my favorite cookies. These blondies pack a nice softness and tang from the sourdough making them so full of flavor. Today is the first day of Navratri or Durga Puja and what would have been Mahalaya. Everything is different this year. It also happens to be my birthday eve. So, I made a treat we were all happy about. Another blondie recipe from this site are these Energy Bar Blondies.
Now, the tang and lightness seals these blondies together. So, if you do not have sourdough discard on hand, use some buttermilk. It is not identical but does give the blondies some character. Interestingly enough, back in the day I used to pick up non-descript blondies in these New York cafes without knowing what they were. It just goes to prove,
What’s in a name?
A good blondie by any other name will steal your heart. The second ingredient here that makes and adds a depth of flavor is the salted butter. It fills the blondie with this uniform saltiness. My children are now into the sweet and salty thing. So this makes them happy. I sometimes wonder who I will cook for once they leave the house. The thought does scare me a little. As does almost any right of passage all the time.
Part of everything is that so much in my life is adapted around them. What they like, the garnishes they care for. All of that good stuff. But, today, on this absolutely perfect fall day, let us enjoy these very simple and easy blondies.
An easy full flavored brownie recipe that is brimming with the flavors of a few simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons salted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sourdough discard or 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 2 tablespoons granulated white or brown sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Grease and prepare a small baking sheet. Line with parchment paper it makes clean-up ridiculously simple.
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar until well mixed and slightly lightened. This can be done with a good wooden spoon or an electric mixer.
- Beat in the eggs. Stir in vanilla extract and the sourdough discard or buttermilk.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips. Sprinkle with the granulated sugar.
- Spread the batter in the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes until the mixture is golden and the kitchen smells fragrant.
- Turn off the oven and let the cookies cool in the oven for 5 minutes before removing them. Cut into your desired size with a pizza cutter and enjoy warm.