TUcson presidio museum
Workshops
Experience history and heritage up close!
Spanish Heritage Sourdough Bread Workshop
$60/member
$70/general
Mar 26, 2026
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Learn the process of creating delicious and healthy sourdough bread from scratch from baker Marea Jenness. This hands-on event will teach attendees everything they need to know about using sourdough starter made with heritage White Sonora Wheat that the Spanish brought to this area around 1690. Participants will prepare the starter, learn how to make the dough and how to bake a perfect loaf. Attendees will go home with a jar of sourdough starter and a loaf of sourdough bread to bake in their own kitchen, as well as a recipe for maintaining the sourdough starter.
Tohono O’odham Fry Bread Workshop
$45/member
$55/general
Apr 4, 2026
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Sherrie Cruz of Sheri’s Traditional Foods to learn the art of making Tohono O’odham fry bread. Growing up on the Tohono O’odham reservation in Santa Rosa Village, Sherrie learned how to make fry bread from her mother and grandmother. Today, she continues the tradition for her children and grandchildren.
A beloved staple, fry bread is both delicious and versatile. It can be enjoyed as a sweet treat topped with honey, powdered sugar, or cinnamon, or as the base for hearty dishes like red chili or savory tacos with heaps of beans, beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Sherrie will walk participants through the process of making fry bread from scratch and assist everyone in frying the dough. Participants will take away 3-4 pieces of fry bread and Sherrie’s recipe to make more at home.