Sourdough Banana Pancakes

I'm planning on baking bread in a day or two and I started feeding my sourdough starter yesterday. If you've baked sourdough bread you know that you often end up with a lot of starter left over. Here's a recipe (slightly modified) from Nancy Silverton's Breads From the La Brea Bakery. This is a great book and I highly recommend it if you're interested in sourdough. This book got me started a few years ago and I love it. It can be a little intimidating (the basic bread recipe in this book goes on for about 15 pages), but I've done fine with it and I'm certainly no gourmet baker.

You can usually find a copy of the book used on ebay. There are also tons of web sites dedicated to sourdough though I don't know of a particular one to recommend - just google "sourdough bread". If you happen to have a starter or you get into it and make one, here's something you can do with the leftovers:

1 1/2 c. sourdough starter (assuming you have a wet starter)
1 very ripe banana
2 Tbs. canola oil
2 Tbs. maple syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder

Mash banana in a large bowl, then mix in the oil and maple syrup. Mix in starter, then add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Cook in a skillet or griddle as you would with any other pancakes.