Simple Baking & Sourdough Discard Recipes
Welcome to This Jess Cooks! We're sharing simple, beginner-friendly baking and sourdough discard recipes. And if you're new to the world of sourdough, you'll also find tips to get your sourdough starter up and running! We're excited to bake with you!
Trending Recipes
Sourdough Discard Recipes
Are you making a sourdough starter for the first time (or maybe not the first time!)? Have a lot of sourdough discard to use up? We have you covered! Put your sourdough discard to good use with these delicious recipes for rolls, bagels, pretzels, focaccia, and more! Good news: all of these recipes can be made with active sourdough starter with an easy substitution!
Fall Pumpkin Vibes
The weather may still be warm, but are you ready for those fall pumpkin flavors? These are some of our favorite pumpkin recipes we'll be making this fall!
getting started
Sourdough Guides
A few guides to help you on your sourdough journey!
Oktoberfest Pretzels
Oktoberfest is here, and that means soft pretzels are in order! Here are some of our favorite pretzel recipes to get you started.
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Hi, I'm Jess!
I'm a food photographer and recipe developer based in Chicago. I'm deep into the sourdough journey and excited to share my baking with you!
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Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Bagels
"These are excellent! They came together really quick compared to other bagel recipes and are delicious. This will be my go-to pumpkin bagel recipe!"
- Angie
kitchen essentials
My Favorite Baking Items
A few of my favorite kitchen essentials including pans, jars, scales, spatulas and more!
Recently Updated Recipes
Sometimes a recipe just needs a good refresh. These are some of our tried-and-true recipes that have recently gotten an update!
