Hi, I’m Cheryl.
Three years ago I bought a bag of flour, followed an internet tutorial, and ended up with a sourdough starter named Harold. Harold needs feeding every day. Every day he produces discard — and for the first few months, I threw it all away.
Then I got fed up with the waste and started testing. First crackers (5 minutes, 3 ingredients). Then pancakes (the fluffiest I’d ever made). Then pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, focaccia, brownies. Now I have over 100 tested discard recipes and Harold hasn’t wasted a single feeding since.
CrustyBake is where I share everything I’ve learned. Every recipe is tested in my home kitchen — not a professional one — with a regular oven, a regular starter, and the honest goal of making sourdough discard cooking practical for real life.