March’s last bake is a new one for me, and one that will delight all you chocolate lovers. I’ve made different kinds of sourdough focaccia in the past, but sweet focaccia has never really appealed to me. Perhaps it’s that I associate it with olive oil and savory toppings, but whatever the case it’s not been on my baking radar. Until a fellow baker encouraged me to try a sweet version and I stumbled on this one. I had a few half-used bags of different kinds of chocolate chips so I used dark, milk, and white chocolate and loved the combination! It’s chocolatey, and sweet, but doesn’t wallop you with sugar. The sourdough culture tones it down a little and also adds some other layers of flavor. This chocolate sourdough focaccia has definitely converted me to the sweet sourdough side!
I’ve been thinking about what to bake in April and have a good start to my list. If you have a favorite bake that you’d like to see offered, let me know! With Easter coming up I have some special things in mind. Be sure to read next week’s email for all the details.
My house sourdough continues to be available each week. I love the grains in these loaves, and the fresh flour is a delight every time I mill it. It smells so good, and it’s soft and fluffy when it comes out of the mill. Yesterday’s spelt bread had the mill working overtime, but I think the result was well worth it! There’s spelt in my house sourdough as well as red and white wheat. My kids polished off an entire loaf at lunch this week; whenever there’s one right out of the oven it disappears in a flash!
Chocolate sourdough focaccia and house sourdough loaves are available now until Tuesday or until sold out. Each focaccia order is for a piece about 6″x5″.