Sourdough Focaccia Kit

 What’s Included:

• Online Class: Follow along with sourdough expert, Sarah Leitner of Spice & Zest, who has over 10 years of experience in artisan baking, in a step-by-step focaccia baking class

(Full course access included with purchase of the Sourdough Schoolhouse program)

• Written Recipe & Activity Booklet: Step-by-step baking and science-based activities designed to make learning fun for all ages

• Baking Pan: Bake your focaccia in a 9x9-inch square pan, ideal for maximizing your crispy crust ratio don’t forget to oil first!

• Oil Squeeze Bottle: Effortlessly add olive oil whenever and wherever you need it with this easy-to-use squeeze bottle to keep your hands clean and the oil flowing

• Dough Scraper: Whether scraping sticky dough or gently handling airy dough, this versatile kitchen tool is the perfect partner

• Herb Knife: Cleanly slice tiny herbs to sprinkle over your focaccia before baking

• Tomato Knife: Effortlessly slice toppings like tomatoes and olives to add to your focaccia

• Serrated Bread Knife: Use this sharp-edged knife to easily cut through your focaccia’s crisp crust while preserving the fluffy center 

What Is the Sourdough Focaccia Kit

This is the ninth box in a 12-month sourdough series that gives you tips and tools for creating a fabulously fluffy focaccia for the whole family to enjoy. Focaccia is a longstanding favorite in the bread world with its unique combination of chewy and airy texture, rich oily taste, and supreme moisture. Now, your family can bring it to life right in your kitchen. You’ll learn how to fold without crushing bubbles, dimple for an even rise, and top to your taste. As the dimples of your focaccia fill with oil, your kitchen fills too with laughter, learning, and so much family fun! 

What your family will learn

• Secrets to balancing focaccia’s features: Discover how to achieve a fluffy interior through proper folding, while proper pan preparation ensures a crisp, golden crust. As you uncover the secrets to a perfect focaccia, you’ll learn all the science at work, too.

• Nitty-gritty gluten details: Get deep into gluten specifics as you explore how oil works with gluten to create a tender crumb and why your focaccia’s fluffiness depends on how carefully you strengthen your gluten.

• Texturing techniques: From learning the hands-on method for dimpling the top of your focaccia to exploring toppings that add flavor and feel to your bread, you and your family will gain confidence in giving your bread its own character.

Bonus Beyond the Bread Activities

• Test hydration with watermelon jerky: In this experiment, you’ll make your own no-water watermelon to study the effects of hydration on texture and taste.

• Create mesmerizing art with oil: Create a fluid art piece using oil and other ingredients that will double as a lesson in oil’s power to protect gluten strands in bread. 

Next Up in Your Sourdough Schoolhouse Course

Your sourdough adventure continues in Month 10 with homemade English Muffins. Learn new skills, fun science, and tons of hands-on techniques for making muffins just like the queen!

This kit is part of The Sourdough Schoolhouse 12-Month Course, a progressive baking and science journey for families where STEM meets the kitchen. Each month builds on the last, introducing new tools, ingredients, and concepts that bring baking to life. 

Why Families Love It:

• Encourages teamwork, creativity, and confidence

• Combines baking education with real kitchen science

• Designed for all skill levels - no experience needed

• Makes STEM learning hands-on, delicious, and memorable