It is that time of year again! Whether you have a green thumb yourself, or neighbors who do, the zucchini is bountiful and everyone is trying to pass it off. We used to joke about how you would find zucchinis in your car if you left it unlocked or stuffed into your mailbox this time of year. Whether you love zucchini or not, you will love this sourdough lemon zucchini bread! The zucchini imparts no flavor but a delicious moist texture. I hope you give it a try! Check below in the recipe for notes on how to do a long ferment option as well, for better digestion. Happy baking!

Zucchinis are one of the vegetables that grow well up north here in Montana. We can grow most squash varieties here without even trying. Every year I over plant them and regret it! I currently have a pumpkin plant in my garden taller than my 3 year old. Our growing season is on the shorter side, so these hardy gourds are our friends, as they can handle a bit of frost before harvest if it comes on earlier in the year.

Can you freeze lemon zucchini bread?

This loaf lasts for about 3-4 days at room temperature, 1 week in the fridge and you can freeze it for 4 months. Wait until your loaf is fully cool after removing from your pan, wrap in plastic wrap and then foil or a freezer proof ziplock bag. Enjoy the fresh flavors of summer into the next season!

What can I do with extra zucchini?

My favorite things to make with zucchini are loaves, muffins and cakes, so I pre-grate and freeze it into premeasured quantities to use when I’m in the baking mood later that winter.

1. Grate your zucchini ( I use a food processor to make quick work of it)
2. Measure out the portions that you commonly use in recipes- I do 1 cup and 3 cups portions
3. Zip each portion into it’s own smaller plastic bag.
4. Put the small bags together into a large plastic zipped freezer bag
5. When ready to bake put the portion to be used in it’s bag into a bowl of warm water to thaw
6. Drain if needed and use as per recipe suggestion
7. Enjoy delicious baked zucchini goods all winter!

TIP: Freezing the zucchini has the added benefit of making it easier to strain off the liquid. When it thaws the liquid naturally separates and makes straining much easier. If the recipe doesn’t call for straining off the liquid, just empty the entire contents you’ll be using. The liquid is required in some recipes.

Long ferment lemon poppyseed scones

Easy orange cranberry sourdough loaf

How do you make sourdough lemon zucchini bread?

This sourdough lemon zucchini bread comes together quickly because it doesn’t require any extra draining of the zucchini. You can just grate it and mix directly in with the wet ingredients.

You will beat the wet ingredients in a mixer or by hand with a hand mixer, mix the dry ingredients separately, and then add to the wet. The bread bakes in about an hour and lends a delightful moist crumb with a subtle yet bright lemony flavor. The zucchini imparts rich moisture without any zucchini flavor. No need to peel your zucchini either- just use as is.

What you’ll use

These tools are helpful but not absolutely necessary. I’ve included some links here to make it easy for you to find them.

• Standard whisk
• Kitchenaid mixer (just to make it easier, but not necessary with these)
• Bread pan
• Muffin tin (if you want to make these into muffins*)

* You can alternatively make these into muffins by scooping the batter into a prepared muffin tin and baking for 18-20 min. Until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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What you’ll need for this sourdough lemon zucchini bread

Wet ingredients

• 1/2 cup melted butter or coconut oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sourdough starter (discard or fed)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• Juice &zest from one (medium sized) lemon

Dry ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking power
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter or coconut oil increase to 1 teaspoon)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9″ loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter/oil with the sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy
3. Add eggs, sourdough starter, lemon juice & zest, almond extract and grated zucchini and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl sift or mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just incorporated.
6. Pour into your prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Check at 50 with a toothpick in center. Tent with foil if beginning to brown but toothpick still comes out wet.

Long fermented version:

1. Make your sponge 12-24 hours in advance. This gives your batter enough time for the ferment to maturate and make it more digestible and nutrients more bioavailable.
2. Sponge: combine sourdough starter, melted butter, eggs and flour together. Cover and allow to ferment for 6 hours. If a longer ferment is desired, you can put it in the fridge after that time for up to 24 hours.
3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
4. Using a stand mixture with the paddle attachment (preferred, as the batter is thicker) add in the zucchini, sugar, lemon juice and zest, almond extract, baking powder and baking soda.
5. Proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Sourdough Lemon Zucchini Bread

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Sourdough Lemon Zucchini Bread

Yield: 1 dozen slices

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Tired of the same zucchini bread recipes? Try this bright, lemony version! With a moist and tender crumb, this is sure to become your new favorite way to use up extra zucchini.

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Ingredients

• Wet ingredients
• 1/2 cup melted butter or coconut oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sourdough starter (discard or fed)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• Juice & zest from one (medium sized) lemon
• Dry ingredients:
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking power
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter or coconut oil increase to 1 teaspoon)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9" loaf pan or line with parchment paper.

Beat the butter/oil with the sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy

Add eggs, sourdough starter, lemon juice & zest, almond extract and grated zucchini and mix well.

In a separate bowl sift or mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just incorporated.

Pour into your prepared loaf pan.

Bake for 50-60 minutes. Check at 50 with a toothpick in center. Tent with foil if beginning to brown but toothpick still comes out wet.

Notes

Long fermented version:

Make your sponge 12-24 hours in advance. This gives your batter enough time for the ferment to maturate and make it more digestible and nutrients more bioavailable.

Sponge: combine sourdough starter, melted butter, eggs and flour together. Cover and allow to ferment for 6 hours. If a longer ferment is desired, you can put it in the fridge after that time for up to 24 hours.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Using a stand mixture with the paddle attachment (preferred, as the batter is thicker) add in the zucchini, sugar, lemon juice and zest, almond extract, baking powder and baking soda.

Proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 267Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 192mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 4g

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This recipe makes 3 Italian style baguettes and only requires 3 hours of rising and some stretch and folds before you can tuck it away in the fridge for any day you have time to pull them out to shape and bake them. It only has 5 ingredients and really is a no fuss recipe. Once you’ve made it a couple of times you could make it by memory, it’s that simple. I hope you try it and let me know how it turns out for you in the comments. These easy no knead sourdough baguettes need anywhere from 12 hours up. They will need an overnight ferment as well as a couple hours to shape and rise before baking, but most of the time is hands off with these. Trust me- if I have time to keep these on rotation in our menu, you can too.

Ingredients needed for these easy sourdough no knead baguettes

• flour
• sourdough starter
• water
• sugar
• salt

Optional but helpful tools

• My favorite large capacity kitchenmaid mixer
• My favorite serrated bread knife
• baguette baker
• baking stone
• flour shaker
• baking sheet
• dough scraper
• dough cutter
• bread lame for scoring
• parchment paper

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Steps for making these easy no knead sourdough baguettes

1. This is the easiest part. You’re just going to mix all of your ingredients until well combined. If you’re doing this with a mixer you can beat it for a few minutes, but it’s not necessary.

2. Next up is the stretch and fold session. Don’t leave! This is not complicated. All that it requires of you is to be home long enough. After the dough is mixed you’re going to cover it and leave it for an hour. Don’t worry if it’s over or under that time by a bit. After an hour just pull up each side of the dough and sort of wiggle and stretch it up until it feels like it might break off and then fold it back up on top of itself. Go around the dough ball on each side. Then leave it again for an hour. You’re going to do that 2 more times for a total of 3 stretch and folds. For a more detailed video on stretching and folding see here.

3. Fermenting- Now you’re going to tuck that sweet little loaf in for a long nap, as I tell my kiddos. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 8 hours up to a week. Yup, a week is still totally fine. I’ve done it tons of times. The flavor really develops the longer you wait. Plus, the longer you can leave it, the more benefits you’ll get from the sourdough. This is not a quick recipe, but it is simple, doable and easy. You only need time.

Bake day: shaping these easy no knead sourdough baguettes

1. Quick Rest- Pull the dough out of the fridge and let it rest for 30. min to warm up a bit. I’ve jumped right into shaping them and they still turned out just fine though. If you let them sit a bit though the dough will be easier to handle and shape.

2. Shaping- Now that your dough is more supple from the rest, it’s time to shape it. I like to use a dough scraper to get all my dough out of the bowl. Next cut 3 sections with a dough cutter. A serrated bread knife will also work for this recipe. (As you get comfortable with the recipe, feel free to shape a boulé or 4-6 smaller French baguettes.) For ease of baking, I use a baguette pan. An alternative would be to use a bread couche or you can roll foil into logs and lay underneath parchment paper on a baking sheet in between your baguettes to keep them from spreading. (see the pic below) Otherwise you can shape the loaves and lay on parchment paper. Shape the loaves with the following instructions: (another helpful video here)

• On a flourless surface, flatten one section into a rectangular shape with your hands. Just as big as you can comfortably get it with your hands only- no rolling pin needed.
• Fold it in thirds like a letter. Flatten it down once again.
• Now fold it in half the same direction this time keep a seam side, pinching as you roll, and tuck the dough around onto counter back and forth with the seam side down rolling into a log about 16″ long.
• Roll each end between your hands to form a sort of point on the ends.
• Place on your parchment ready baking sheet and repeat with the other loaves.
• Cover with plastic wrap or l (I use a bread couche or large trash bag works too.) Let it rest 2-4 hours until almost double.

3. Baking these easy no knead sourdough baguettes-

1. Preheat you oven to 500*F about 30 min. to 1 hr. before ready to bake. When ready to bake, sprinkle flour over each loaf and then slice diagonals across the top about 2 inches apart with a lame.

2. Insert the loves on the baguette pan with the parchment directly onto a baking stone, or keep on the baking sheet if you don’t have a stone. Immediately lower temp to 450* and bake for 30 minutes. Check after 30. You want a deep golden to amber color on your loaf to insure a crispy crust and tender inside. You can check the internal temp if concerned. It should be 190-200* when fully baked. Resist cutting into them for at least 5 minutes, if you can. 😉

How to store and freeze leftovers

These baguettes are best eaten fresh otherwise, wrap then in plastic or store in an airtight container. They can be frozen for longer storage (up to 6 months). Wrap them in plastic and them heavy duty foil. Warm them up wrapped in only the foil in the oven.

If your bread is feeling a bit dry and getting old, don’t throw it out! It makes the perfect French toast, French toast casserole breakfast strata, or croutons.

More sourdough recipes

• Easy Cranberry Orange Sourdough Loaf
• Sourdough Pear Coffee Cake for a crowd!
• Long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones

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Easy No Knead Sourdough Baguettes

Yield: 3 loaves

Ingredients:

1 cup ripe (fed) sourdough starter
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
5 cups Flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar

1. Mix all of your ingredients until well combined. If you're doing this with a mixer you can beat it for a few minutes, but it's not necessary.
2. Stretch and fold- After the dough is mixed you're going to cover it and leave it in the bowl (or a different one) for an hour. After an hour just pull up each side of the dough and sort of wiggle and stretch it up until it feels like it might break off and then fold it back up on top of itself. Go around the dough on each side. Then leave it again for an hour. You're going to do that 2 more times for a total of 3 stretch and folds. For more detailed instructions on stretching and folding see the full blog post.
3. Fermenting- Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 8 hours up to a week.

Bake day:

1. Quick Rest- Pull the dough out of the fridge and let it rest for 30. min to warm up a bit. You don’t have to, but it will be easier to handle if you do.
2. Shaping- Now that your dough is more supple from the rest, it's time to shape it. I like to use a dough scraper to get all my dough out of the bowl Then cut 3 sections with a dough cutter, or a serrated bread knife . (As you get comfortable with the recipe, feel free to shape a boulé or 4-6 smaller French baguettes.) For ease of baking, I use a baguette pan. An alternative would be to use a bread couche or you can roll foil into logs and lay underneath parchment paper on a baking sheet in between your baguettes to keep them from spreading. Otherwise you can shape the loaves and lay on parchment paper.

Shape the loaves with the following instructions (a helpful vidoe is on the blog post):
* On a flourless surface, flatten one section into a rectangular shape with your hands. Just as big as you can comfortably get it with your hands only- no rolling pin needed.
* Fold it in thirds like a letter. Flatten it down once again.
* Now fold it in half the same direction this time keep a seam side, pinching as you roll, tuck the dough around onto the counter back and forth with the seam side down rolling into a log about 16" long.
* Roll each end between your hands to form a sort of point on the ends.
* Place on your parchment ready baking sheet and repeat with the other loaves.
3. Proofing: Cover with plastic wrap or l (I use a bread couche or large trash bag works too.) Let it rest 2-4 hours until almost double.
Baking:
1. Preheat you oven to 500*F about 30 min. to 1 hr. before ready to bake. When ready to bake, sprinkle flour over each loaf and then slice diagonals across the top about 2 inches apart with razor, sharp knife or a lame.
2. Insert the loves on the baguette pan with the parchment directly onto a baking stone, or keep on the baking sheet if you don't have a stone. Immediately lower temp to 450* and bake for 30 minutes. Check after 30. You want a deep golden to amber color on your loaves to insure a crispy crust and tender inside. You can check the internal temp if concerned. It should be 190-200* when fully baked. Resist cutting into them for at least 5 minutes, if you can. 😉

**These baguettes are best eaten fresh otherwise, wrap them in plastic or store in an airtight container. They can be frozen for longer storage (up to 6 months). Wrap them in plastic and then heavy duty foil. Warm them up wrapped in only the foil in the oven.
If your bread is feeling a bit dry and getting old, don't throw it out! It makes the perfect French toast, French toast casserole, breakfast strata, or croutons!

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Today I am delighted to share this easy no knead sourdough loaf. This cranberry orange combination is slightly sweet, and mildly flavored with orange essence. Even my non cranberry fans love it! It actually pairs lovely with a savory dish, lending some slight sweetness and tang. The tart orange and sweet cranberry is the perfect compliment to the sourdough flavor. A simple way to dress up your standard loaf and give it a fancier feel, yet easy enough for a weeknight meal.

What you’ll love about this cranberry orange sourdough loaf

Cranberry orange is my favorite scone flavor. I had an inspirational idea one year to fold the same components into my sourdough loaf. The result was fabulous and paired so well with a savory soup- particularly butternut squash soup. We’ve been enjoying it in the fall and winter regularly ever since.

Dried cranberries lend a sweetness, without being overly sweet, and add just a little bit of tartness. The orange essence is deeply developed with just the zest. No juice is needed in this recipe. The zest and the leaven work together and allow the flavors to develop and permeate the loaf as it proofs. The dried cranberries also will swell a bit as it proofs lending them a softer more palatable less chewy texture.

Although I have been baking with sourdough for over 10 years now, converting my old stand-by recipes has been a slower process. It has only been in the last 5 years that I have been comfortable with the longer leavening loaves. I used to shy away from the fully leavened loaf and just stayed in the territory of discard quick bread recipes. Boy, was I missing out! These sourdough loaves are so easy and the flavor is unbeatably rich. I just need to plan enough time is all.

The benefits of sourdough

If you’re here reading this recipe, chances are you have treaded into the sourdough territory already, and know it’s many benefits. But in case you don’t, here are a few reasons I prefer baking with sourdough for it’s health benefits, aside from the delicious flavor and texture.

1. Sourdough has been around for thousands of years.

The first discovered sourdough levain was said to be made by the Swiss in 3700 BC. However, it basically originated when farming and agriculture was established.

2. It’s full of healthy bacteria that makes the wheat more digestible

Even though there are many probiotics present in the starter, they are not there after the high temps during the bake. But there’s good news because of that! Those little probiotics get to work during the proof and actually break down the phytic acid in the wheat that is hard for humans to digest.

3. Vitamins and minerals become more absorable.

Because the phytic acid binds to vital minerals and nutrients that are found in wheat, when the sourdough breaks it down, those nutrients become more bioavailable to our bodies. Good news indeed!

4. Lowers the sugar and gluten content in your baked goods

When your starter is mixed with fresh flour it has a party eating away at the gluten and sugars found in it. This means you consume much less gluten and sugar the longer your sourdough ferments, as those little probiotic bacteria are a hungry bunch!

It’s really not that complicated. Once you have a starter, all that is required more than any other type of baking is a bit more time. So, don’t let it scare you away. If you’ve done any yeasted baking before, you have all the experience you need. Go find yourself some starter. Or make your own! Just some folding and resting is what else you’ll add. Nothing less complicated than that. I actually prefer to do this for my breaks, too- fold and rest.

What you’ll need for this Cranberry orange sourdough loaf

Ingredients

The basic ingredients are simple.

You will only need:

1/2 cup dried cranberries

Zest from 1 orange

3 cups all purpose unbleached white flour

1/2 cup fed and active Sourdough starter

1 cup room temp water

2 teas. salt

All of the ingredients get mixed up the night before and left to develop overnight.

Depending on where you’re at in your sourdough journey, you can use your favorite sourdough rustic loaf recipe with the additional cranberries and zest added.

If you are a beginner, here is the easy no knead basic recipe that I started with until I gained confidence to branch out into more complex recipes. There are more steps to a fuller higher air pocketed loaf, but I don’t want to scare any beginners away at this point. You can still achieve a lovely tasty loaf with minimal hands on time.

This recipe is simple. There is some time that needs to pass, but the hands on time is quite minimal.

Basic tools you will need

• (Optional) kitchen stand mixer,
• Parchment paper
• Enameled Dutch oven or cast iron pot with lid
• Parchment paper
• zester or small grater
• measuing cups and spoons
• I love using a dough whisk for the the first mix

The Steps

The night before

Combine all the ingredients together and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid. It might be shaggy. You can mix it in a stand mixer if you prefer, but you don’t need to get it perfectly stretchy. The dough will develop with time in the fridge. Let rest and ferment overnight in the fridge- up to 18 hours.

The next day

Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it around into a ball as you tuck it under creating tension on the exterior of the loaf.

Place onto some parchment paper and lightly cover with flour and let rest for 2-4 hours.

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When getting close to bake time. Put your dutch oven into your oven with the lid on and preheat to 450*.

When oven is hot, score your loaf with a sharp razor edges, focusing on the curved top edges and center. Just make some light marks.

Open your oven and take the lid off the dutch oven. Pick up your dough with the parchment paper and place inside the pot. Place lid back on- tucking paper in.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid, turn down temp to 400* and bake another 10 min.

Remove loaf to a cooling rack and let cool before slicing.

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Cranberry orange sourdough loaf

Yield: 1 loaf

This cranberry orange combination is slightly sweet and essences with a delicate orange flavor. It pairs lovely with a savory dish, The tart orange and sweet cranberry is the perfect compliment to the sourdough flavor. A simple way to dress up your standard loaf and give it a fancier feel, yet simple enough for a weeknight meal.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• Zest from 1 orange
• 3 cups all purpose unbleached white flour
• 1/2 cup fed and active Sourdough starter.
• 1 cup room temp water
• 2 teas. salt

Instructions

1. THE NIGHT BEFORE: Combine all the ingredients together and cover the bowl. It might be shaggy. You can mix it in a stand mixer if you prefer, but you don’t need to get it perfectly stretchy. The dough will develop with time in the fridge. Let rest and ferment overnight in the fridge- up to 18 hours.
2. THE NEXT DAY: Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it around into a ball as you tuck it under creating tension on the exterior of the loaf.
3. Place onto some parchement paper and lightly cover with flour and let rest for 2-4 hours.
4. When getting close to bake time. Put your dutch oven into your oven with the lid on and preheat to 450*.
5. When oven is hot, score your loaf with a sharp razor, focusing on the curved top edges and center. Just make some light marks.
6. Open your oven and take the lid off the dutch oven. Pick up your dough with the parchment paper and place inside the pot. Place lid back on- tucking paper in.
7. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid, turn down temp to 400 and bake another 10 min.
8. Remove loaf to a cooling rack until cooled.

As always, thanks for joining me here!

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Today I am delighted to share this long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones recipe with you! This recipe is very simple and uncomplicated. Hands on time is minimal, with just an overnight rise, and freeze until ready to bake! I have included a refined sugar free honey lemon glaze to complete this refined sugar-free treat. The flavor can develop as well as the gluten, making them more digestible yet without compromising texture.

Long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones- the background

Waking up on a weekend lured into the warm kitchen by the plesasing aroma of scones baking was a familiar event growing up. My mother made scones regularly, and especially when we had company staying over. The buttery flakiness and crispy edges created a love that has lasted into my adulthood.

I have been making my own variations of my mother’s recipe for years. She got her original recipe from an old restaruenat cookbook in our local area where I grew up. Biting into a soft warm scone fresh out of the oven alongside a warm cup of coffee on a cold morning evokes pleasant childhood memories for me, still to this day!

Although I have been baking with sourdough for over 10 years now, converting my old stand-by recipes has been a slower process. I am thrilled to be able to have delicious scones to enjoy now with the added health benefit and flavor developement of the sourdough fermentation addition.

Even though I was hesitant to venture into this experiment, these are actually much better than I anticipated! The reason being, I did not trust a cold cut butter with an overnight fermentation. I knew that the perfect texture of a just barely crispy outer layer and flakey tender middle is only achieved by the butter remaining cold and letting that moisture evaporate and create those delightful air pockets. How could this be achieved with a long ferment?

Well, the solution is to use the freezer! Freezing the scones in the freezer after shaping gives them a chance to let the butter solidify and lends a beautiful rise and flake to the scone.

The benefits of a long ferment

Sourdough that has had time to ferment has many benefits, but it also pairs lovely in a scone. The best scones I have enjoyed have either buttermilk, or some soured milk like yogurt of sour cream in them. The sourdough flavor pairs nicely in these scones and develops through fermentation without becoming too acidic or bitter. They really are a lovely treat and I am excited to have a healthier option to one of my favorite treats!

Even though this process takes longer time over all, it really is an easy way to prep the scones in advance. Scones take some time and mess to mix up and then bake. They are not known for being a quick weekday breakfast staple. But, fermenting the dough and then freezing them allows for a quick mix, then ferment, then mix, quick freeze, and you have scones ready to pop in the oven any weekend morning you fancy. You could make them at your leisure on weekday evenings in stages and then they can be popped in and enjoyed warm from the oven any weekend morning.

*(After they have frozen set on your baking sheet you can put them into a freezer bag for longer storage.)

Long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones- the method

This recipe is simple. There is some time that needs to pass, but the hands on time is quite minimal.

The night before mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 coconut (or other) sugar and 1/2 tsp. salt together in a bowl.

Cut in the very cold grated butter.

Stir together the 1/2 cup sourdough starter with 1/4 cup cream. It will be crumbly.

Cover and leave out for 8-12 hrs. (Or refrigerate for up to 3 days).

Next, add a lightly beaten egg, zest from 1 lemon, 1/2 tsp. almond extract, 3 Tb. Poppyseeds, and 1 Tb. Baking powder. Mix just until incorporated, preferable with a dough whisk.

Sprinkle your working surface with a light dusting of flour and dump your dough onto the surface. Gently shape the dough into a circle patting down the edges to achieve 1“ high in the center and 1/2” at the edges.

Cut into 8 equal triangles with a sharp knife. Place the shaped scones on a parchment or mat covered cookie sheet, cover with plastic wrap or foil. Freeze until frozen (1 hour- 1 week).

When ready to bake transfer mat and scones to a room temp cookie sheet and bake at 425* for 20 min. Or until the bottom is golden and set, with a slightly golden top. A toothpick inserted should have a few crumbs but no stickiness.

Cool, and glaze if desired! (Recipe below)

Long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones- the ingredients

Ingredients

1. All purpose flour or unbleached flour: 2 cups
2. Baking powder: 1 Tablespoon
3. 1 lemon: zest and 1 Tab. Juice
4. Coconut sugar: 1/2 cup (regular sugar can be used for a lighter colored and textured scone)
5. Poppyseeds: 3 Tbs.
6. Salt, I use Celtic or himalayan: 1/2 tsp.
7. Butter: CHILLED or frozen 1/2 cup or 1 stick (salted or not. Just adjust your salt accordingly
8. Egg: 1 beaten slightly
9. Heavy cream: 1/4 cup (half and half or possibly whole milk could be substituted but I wouldn’t go much lower)
10. Almond extract: 1/2 tsp.
11. Sourdough starter that is 75-100% hydration- active or discard (explained here): 1/2 cup

For the glaze

1. Lemon juice: 1 Tab. from remaining lemon
2. almond extract: 1/4 tsp.
3. coconut oil: 1/4 cup
4. honey: 1/4 cup
5. Milk or cream; 1-2 Tabs. to thin

Tools you will need

• (Optional) kitchen stand mixer, or food processor. I prefer the processor to quickly cut the butter
• Spatula
• Baking sheet
• Silpat baking mat or parchment paper
• Large hole cheese grater
• zester or small grater
• measuing cups and spoons
• If mixing the night before by hand I love using a dough whisk

Tips

• Do not overwork the dough
• Very cold butter is essential, even with an overnight ferment. It creates space between the butter and flour allowing a better rise.
• Grating the butter works best, but small cubed will suffice
• Shape the dough with a slightly higher peak in the middle and more pressed down around the edges
• When combining the dry and wet ingredients in an overnight soak it will be slightly dry & crumbly. This is good! (See photos)
• If baking right away, keep your ingredients as cold as possible
• You can throw these in a freezer bag after that have set on the tray for longer storage.
• Cream is best in this recipe. You can substitute half & half or possibly whole milk, but you will have a drier less tender scone.
• Moving the frozen scones to a fresh room temperature baking sheet will help with the baking time. If you use the frozen sheet they were on, the timing will be off in the oven. Ask me how I know

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Lemon Poppyseed long ferment sourdough scones- Standard version

You can make this recipe without the overnight ferment. Just mix the dry ingredients in a food processor or stand mixer. Then cut in the grated cold butter. Combine the wet ingredients together, and add to the crumbly butter mixture. Do not over mix. Shape the scones into a circle then cut in 8 triangles. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze them until ready to bake. Freezing aids the rise, but you can also bake immediately.

Long ferment version

For the long ferment version, there is just a sleep overnight and that’s it! Mix up the flour, salt, and sugar. Cut in the grated butter until crumbly. Combine the cream and starter together and mix until just combined with the dry ingredients. It will be rather dry and crumbly. Cover and let sit overnight 8-12 hrs. or in the fridge up to 3 days.

Add the whisked egg, extracts, zest together and add to the dough. Mix in the baking powder and poppyseeds. Stirring around, with a dough wisk preferably, until just combined. Shape into a round disk with a 1” center and pat down edges to 1/2”. Cut into 8 triangles. Place on lined baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze 1 hr- 1 week until ready to bake. Transfer from the freezer on the mat to a new sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 425* for 20 min. Until bottom is golden and top is slightly colored. Toothpick inserted should leave a crumb but no stickiness.

Long ferment lemon poppyseed sourdough scones

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 30 minutes

These long fermented sourdough scones are flaky and buttery with a cripy outer crust and a tender middle. The fresh lemon and poppyseed flavor combined with no refined sugar makes this a healthier weekend, or any day, treat! Paired with a honey lemon glaze they are sure to please even the most discerning scone conniseur.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose or unbleached flour
• 1 Tbs. baking powder
• 1 lemon: zest and 1 Tab. juice
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 3 Tbs. poppyseeds
• 1/2 tsp. salt, I use Celtic or himalayan
• 1/2 cup or 1 stick chilled or frozen butter
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 1/2 cup sourdough starter
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 1 Tab. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• Milk or cream 1-2 Tabs. to thin

Instructions

For the long ferment version, there is just an extra rest overnight and that’s it!

1. Mix up the flour, salt, and sugar.

2. Cut in the grated butter until crumbly.

3. Combine the cream and starter together and mix until just combined with the dry ingredients. It will be rather dry and crumbly.

4. Cover and let sit overnight 8-12 hrs. or in the fridge up to 3 days.

The next day:

1. Add the whisked egg, extracts, zest together and add to the dough.

2. Mix in the baking powder and poppyseeds. Stirring around, with a dough wisk preferably, until just combined.

3. Shape into a round disk with a 1” center and pat down edges to 1/2”.

4. Cut into 8 triangles. Place on lined baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze 1 hr- 1 week until ready to bake.

5. Transfer from the freezer onto a new sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 425* for 20 min. Until bottom is golden and top is slightly colored. Toothpick inserted should leave a crumb but no stickiness.

I hope you enjoy these lovely healthy scones as much as we all do! Let me know in the comments below if you try them!

As always, thanks for being here!

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