Quite simply, it gives the bread its rise. You can't have sourdough without it — it's essential ... discard a little of the starter when it is fed to keep the bacteria and yeast balanced. Ritz has ...

Just in time for home bakers to experiment over the holidays, entries for the 2025 National Festival of Breads opened on ...

No Knead Dutch Oven Bread is a baker’s dream come true. This method produces a loaf with a crusty exterior and a tender, airy ...

This week’s Family Recipe Box is also a ballot box! Readers, let us know if Election Cake is a “yea” or “nay” for you. What’s that — a cake just for elections? A cake that comes with ...

Without access to that moisture ... Preheating the oven ensures that all these reactions happen at the proper time. When ...

This same-day focaccia recipe requires very little hands-on work and results in delicious bread in just a few hours.

Bread in some form or another has been around since the dawn of man. Archeologists have found millstones dating back 30,000 years, which suggest humans (most likely women) were making flatbread from ...

The French baguette is perhaps the most iconic loaf of bread out there, but how much does it differ from the sourdough ...

No sourdough recipes will be accepted; all recipes must have 10 or fewer ingredients. Read the full rules at ...

Mark your calendars for two exciting events at Reedsburg Public Library. The Friends of the Library will hold its annual ...