Baking your own bread is healthy because you can control the ingredients that go into your loaf. You can cut down on salt, sugar and fat by using recipes low in these ingredients, and you can add ...

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Much like how I’ve always loathed elaborate math problems and thousand-piece jigsaw puzzles — they’re just so … precise — baking seemed like a far-too-scientific fool’s errand for the first 38 years ...

As a professionally trained baker, I can pretty much make anything from chocolate chip cookies to tiered wedding cakes. I have quite the sweet tooth, as do most of my friends and clients, so I’ve ...

There’s nothing like a loaf of homemade bread. But if your first attempts at baking have landed you loaves that collapse in the oven, don’t get crusty and lack flavor, we wouldn’t blame you for ...

"My fancy, expensive cake pan could take notes." ...

For as long as I can remember, my mom has made bread by feel. Start with a little yeast, add some flour and water, maybe throw in the dregs of that morning’s oatmeal, and, finally, mix. As a recipe ...

I've been baking bread since my dad taught me how to knead when I was a wee toddler, just old enough to crack an egg. Now, bread-baking is all the rage in food nerd circles, much thanks to the ...