Is the waffle recipe the only one that can be made with sourdough starter right out of the refrigerator (not fed)? I was looking at the popover recipe, and it doesn't say "fed." Looking for more things to do with that cup of starter that I discard! You can use the starter straight from the fridge for the popovers (muffins, really), and in any bread recipe, substituting it for 1 cup of the flour and 1/2 cup of the liquid. Since it's cold, your dough will take longer to rise. And your bread will have a slight tang, perhaps; so I wouldn't use it that way in sweet breads. For a more richly flavored bread, use it in a regular bread recipe, combining it with the flour and liquid in the recipe and letting that mixture sit for a couple of hours; this is the equivalent of feeding the starter and getting it going. Hope this helps - PJH

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