Hi Nandini, so glad you like the focaccia as much as we do! Great idea on adding toppings to the bottom of the pan to give the crust a little extra something!

Hi Amanda, yes you can use a mixer to combine all the ingredients, the ingredients mix pretty easily on their own but feel free to use a stand mixer instead. Thanks for getting your starter from us, have fun baking and enjoy the focaccia, it is one of our favorites!

This was my first time making sourdough and your extensive instructions made it fool proof!
I also used your starter and am so happy to now have a supply to make bread every week!

That’s great to hear Stephanie, it really is an easy recipe that is very forgiving and the bread always tastes delicious!

Hi Kristy, we typically use a fork to mix or whisk in the initial wet ingredients first before adding the flour and then switch to a wooden spoon/spatula to thoroughly combine the ingredients after that. If that doesn’t work and your starter is extra thick when it is fully peaked, you may want add a tad more water when you feed it to make it slightly less thick and a tad more runny but whisking first, then using a wooden or silicone spatula to further combine it should do the trick. Hope that helps and have fun baking!

I am curious about the initial mixture of the starter, water, salt and EVOO. For some reason, mine does not want to mix throughly even though I am using the starter at its peak.
Any tips for mixing to help it combine better?
Thanks,
Kristy