"Further, hydration directly affects how quickly our dough ferments, the volume of both the dough and final product, and even ...

Soda bread is a type of quick bread, meaning that it doesn’t use yeast as a leavening agent. Instead, it uses a combination of baking soda and buttermilk. The lactic acid in the buttermilk ...

Melty baked Brie is even better when it’s swirled with fig jam and capers and baked in a bread bowl. Preheat your oven to 425°F. Use a serrated knife to cut across the top dome of the bread ...

I bake bread — a lot of bread. It’s long been my passion. So much so that last year I challenged myself to bake at least one new bread recipe every week. I met that goal, and even exceeded it.

One classic New England combination that dates back to colonial days is brown bread with baked beans. Colonial Americans were not eating the bread and beans with hot dogs (more like salt pork ...

For baking bread at home, there are two main flours to consider—bread flour and all-purpose flour. But what’s the difference between the two? We spoke to an expert to help break it down.

A type of protein in wheat (and some other grains), gluten gives baked goods structure, typically through kneading. Since bread flour has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour ...

Bread machines are like party tricks. The good ones don’t require a lot of effort on your part and are sure to please a crowd. The comforting smell of freshly baked bread is only a few pushes of ...