Hydration matters. Whole wheat flour absorbs more water than white flour, so you may need to add an extra tablespoon or two ...

Making bread at home can turn into a comedy of errors; too much kneading, not enough patience, but somehow, it’s always worth ...

My bread experiments lately are noticeably leaning toward the cozy variety. I shall call them comfort breads. Gooey cinnamon buns and soft dinner rolls have more allure as the days cool down; the ...

I stumbled on Ken Forkish’s Evolutions in Bread just as I was giving up on baking sourdough bread. Giving up was, perhaps, too strong a term. More accurate: letting my starter languish in the back of ...

There are loads of simple white bread recipes out there, many of which yield multiple loaves worth of dough. Whether you’re a seasoned bread baker, or trying your hand at yeast breads for the first ...

The sauce seeped into the bread, leaving fingers gloriously sticky. The poppy seeds crackled gently under teeth. Each bite ...

I started the No Budget Cooking Series to highlight recipes on food packages as a safe space for home cooks looking for easy and foolproof results. I'm not alone in discovering the joy of food package ...