I am always looking for ways to use up some of my sourdough discard, because I always have at least one jar of discard in my fridge. I’m also frequently looking for ways to use up old bananas that have gone past where I want to just peel and eat them (one they get more than just a few little brown spots, they’re for cooking, not snacking.) So this recipe is a perfect way to use up a bit of both.

I found this recipe on the Bake from Scratch website. If you want to try these yourself (and your really should, they are super tasty), go here: https://www.bakefromscratch.com/sourdough-banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/

It is a fantastic recipe, with measurements by both weight and volume (I much prefer weight, but it’s nice that they are both available).

This recipe is really easy and really forgiving. You don’t need to be super precise, you don’t need to follow every step exactly, as long as you get everything into the mix.

The only thing I discovered as I made these — or as I portioned them, actually — was that the recipe’s idea of a muffin tin and my idea of a muffin tin were apparently different. The recipe says it makes 12 muffins. For me, it made 24. I’m not complaining at all, but I think we must be using different sized muffin tins. Mine was for normal-sized cupcakes, which makes cute little muffins. If you were doing the kind of big muffins that you get in stores and you had that sort of tin, then this recipe would work exactly right. If you’re like me and you have home-sized cupcake tins instead, it makes 24 smaller muffins (which are wonderfully snackable and shareable). The only difference is that the baking time will shift downward. If you do end up with 24 portions, then you probably want to bake for 12-15 minutes, not the 20-25 the recipe calls for if you have 12 larger muffins.

These are also going to be really adaptable, particularly regarding your mix-ins. You could use different flavored chips (1/2 chocolate and 1/2 peanut butter chips perhaps?), or chopped nuts, or all of the above if you really want to go wild. This batter feels like it would also stand up to taking a more breakfast-oriented angle if you wanted to add oats or dried fruit.