This recipe is not for everyone, but I find it bizarrely addictive! I think of these as the ultimate “lazy” pancake. It came about because I wanted a seriously easy way to use up sourdough starter discard without wasting it, that didn’t even require so much as breaking eggs or adding milk for a batter. You can scale it up or down to suit the amount you need to discard.

If I’m feeding my starter the night before baking with it or the morning of, these little savoury pancakes are a great nibble while I’m cooking dinner or brunch. If you’re going to be doing a lot of baking and don’t feel like starting on another recipe just in order to use up your sourdough discard, this is a great halfway house option.

It is essentially watered down, fried sourdough starter with spring onions, sesame oil and that’s about it – I love the naturally sour flavour of this, which I haven’t found to be too strong although if you don’t like that sort of thing, this one won’t be for you.

Additional flavours that work are a teaspoon of tamari, or a pinch of chilli flakes to add to the batter. Garlicky buttery ones are also delicious.

Makes 10 mini pancakes