Morning, everybody. Today we’re baking focaccia, and we’re doing it two ways so nobody sits this one out. If you keep a starter alive, there’s a path for you. If you don’t, there’s a path for you too. Same bread, two roads, and neither one is the lesser version. Here’s how the day works. The yeasted path (bake today). This is your same-day bake. Mix this morning, let it rise while you go about your Saturday, dimple it, oil it, bake this afternoon. Warm focaccia on the table by dinner. If you’ve never made focaccia before, start here. It’s the most forgiving loaf you’ll ever pull out of an oven. The sourdough path (start today, bake tomorrow). Focaccia with a levain is an overnight bread. Mix it today, let it bulk slow, cold-proof it in the pan overnight, and bake tomorrow morning. If you fed your starter last night and it’s ready to go, you can run it on a longer same-day schedule, but don’t rush it. The tang and the open crumb come from the wait. Two things that decide whether your focaccia is good or just fine, no matter which path you take: More oil than feels reasonable. In the pan and on top. Focaccia fries a little on its bottom. That’s the point. Bake it darker than feels comfortable. Pale focaccia is underbaked focaccia. Push the color. Now the part that makes it a bake-along. Post in this thread as you go. Show me your dough after the first rise. Show me the dimples before it bakes. Show me the crumb when you tear into it. If something looks off, post it and ask. Somebody here has hit the same wall and climbed over it, and that’s the whole reason we bake together on Saturdays. Recipe’s here so you’re not guessing: Free Recipe Pantry, focaccia recipe: https://recipepantry.app/recipes/summer-garden-focaccia https://recipepantry.app/recipes/sourdough-summer-garden-focaccia Hunter Members, the market version with the scale slider and cost math lives in Recipe Pantry Pro: https://from-oven-to-market.lovable.app/pro

Focaccia is the most forgiving bread we bake, and it's still the one people talk themselves out of. Too wet, too oily, "I'll ruin it." You won't. This dough wants to be handled loose, and that's exactly why it's the perfect Saturday bake. Here's the thing about focaccia: the magic isn't in the mixing, it's in the waiting and the dimpling. A slack, well-hydrated dough, a long rest, and good olive oil do most of the work for you. Your job is to stay out of its way. Before tomorrow, get three things lined up: Good olive oil. Not the fancy finishing bottle you're saving, but not the cheapest one either. You'll use more than you think, and it matters. A pan you trust. A quarter sheet, a 9x13, or a cast iron skillet all work. Whatever you've got with sides. Flaky salt if you have it. That final pinch on top is the difference between "nice" and "I can't stop eating this." If you want to prep the dough tonight for an overnight rise, drop a comment and I'll walk you through the timing. Otherwise, meet me here tomorrow and we'll build it together, step by step. Who's in for focaccia? Tell me what pan you're using so I can help you plan your bake. Yeasted: https://recipepantry.app/recipes/summer-garden-focaccia Sourdough: https://recipepantry.app/recipes/sourdough-summer-garden-focaccia Perfection is not required. Progress is. — Henry⭐🔥 One sheets are below⬇️

Look at what summer's handing us right now. Tomatoes coming in. Peppers, herbs, onions, whatever's crowding your counter or your garden. This week we turn all of it into bread. This Saturday's bake is Summer Garden Focaccia, and it might be the most fun we've had in the pan all year. You're going to decorate this one like a garden. Flowers built from peppers and onion. Stems from chives and asparagus. Tomatoes and olives for color. A wildflower meadow, a summer sunset, your kid's name across the top, whatever you dream up. No two loaves in this kitchen will look alike, and that's the whole point. We're running it two ways, so there's a lane for everybody: Yeasted, beginner-friendly. One bowl, no mixer, no starter. Mix Friday night, rest cold overnight, decorate and bake Saturday. If you're newer to bread, this is your week. pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/summer-garden-focaccia Sourdough, intermediate. For the starter crowd who wants the tang and the big, wild bubbles. Build your levain Friday, cold ferment overnight, bake Saturday. Sandy, Colleen, this one's calling your name. pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/sourdough-summer-garden-focaccia Both recipes have all four decorating tutorials built in, so you've got real guidance, not just "arrange some veggies." And they link to each other in the Pantry, so pick your lane or peek at both. Here's the rhythm: Friday, get your dough going (sourdough folks, feed that starter first). Saturday morning, decorate and bake together. Doors open 8:00 AM ET Saturday and we bake all day. There's one trick that decides whether your garden comes out beautiful or burnt, and I'll walk you through it all week leading up to Saturday. Stay close. So tell me: yeasted or sourdough, and what's in your garden or fridge right now that's going on top? Drop it below. Let's start planning our gardens.