Sourdough Bagel Making Gift Set

A hands-on sourdough gift for anyone ready to bake something different.

This set takes the recipient from waking their own sourdough starter to shaping, boiling and baking a batch of proper homemade bagels. The result is everything a good bagel should be: chewy inside, golden outside and finished with a generous multiseed topping.

Why you’ll love this

• Includes our dried Seaside Sourdough Starter
• Multiseed topping for added crunch and flavour
• Reusable glass feeding jar and bamboo stirrer
• Robust dough scraper for mixing and shaping
• Feeding flour and sea salt included
• Clear online guidance and friendly baking support

A gift that begins with one loaf

Or, in this case, a batch of freshly baked bagels.

The recipient begins by waking their dried starter and learning how to care for it. Once active, the same culture can be used to make chewy sourdough bagels, crusty loaves, pizza, focaccia and much more.

It’s a gift that creates something to eat, a skill to develop and a sourdough starter that can remain part of their kitchen for years.

What’s included

• Dried Seaside Sourdough Starter – our strong white culture, ready to wake and maintain at home
• Organic strong white bread flour – a 40g pouch for the first starter feeds
• Sea salt – a measured 10g pouch for the first batch of bagels
• Multiseed topping – adds crunch, colour and texture before baking
• 750ml–1L glass Mason jar – for feeding and storing the starter; design may vary
• Reusable bamboo stirrer – for mixing the starter during feeds
• Robust dough scraper – helps mix, divide and shape the bagel dough
• Sourdough care guide – accessed by QR code, with clear instructions for waking and maintaining the starter

Additional strong bread flour, water and honey or sugar will be needed for the bagel recipe.

Made for first-time bakers

Bagels involve a few extra steps, but none of them is difficult.

After the dough has fermented, it is divided, shaped into rings and briefly boiled before baking. This simple boiling stage creates the shiny crust and distinctive chew that separates a proper bagel from an ordinary bread roll.

Our online sourdough bagel recipe explains each stage, while the starter care guide helps the recipient prepare and maintain their culture.

Ready to give

The set arrives carefully packed in recyclable gift packaging.

Because the starter is supplied dried, it needs no refrigeration and can wait until the recipient is ready to begin. Prices are not included when the parcel is sent directly as a gift.

It’s a good choice for birthdays, Christmas, housewarmings, weddings or anyone who enjoys a slow weekend baking project.

Free tracked UK delivery is included.

Bake with us

The first batch is only the beginning.

Follow Sourdough by the Sea for approachable recipes, starter advice and practical support from fellow home bakers.

Share your bagels using #SourdoughByTheSea—especially the ones piled high with favourite fillings.