Say you're planning a pizza night, but when you open your cupboard, you find that your yeast is past its prime — a common bread-making mistake. What else can you use to help your dough rise? We asked ...

In standard pizzas, yeast produces bubbles during fermentation, which causes the dough to rise and develop an airy texture. Manuel Sulzer via Getty Images Ernesto Di Maio can’t eat standard pizza. The ...

Think of this as a by-request column. A friend recently asked if I had an easy recipe for pizza dough, explaining that it had to be really easy because she was not good with yeast breads. A lot of ...

Whether you are cooking for one or feeding a big family, chances are pizza is one of your go-to weekly meals. A crispy crust, flavorful sauce, and endless options for fun toppings make pizza the ...

The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon dioxide, yeast is what makes dough rise – yet Italian scientists have ...

From-scratch pizza—that includes a homemade crust—almost always needs a little bit of patience to prepare because the pizza ...