Baking is one of my favorite activities, especially when the temps start to drop. For a nice, fluffy rise from yeasted bread, learn the basics of proofing bread dough. In short, proofing dough is the ...

It’s time for a little bread baking 101! Baking homemade bread is a joy, but plenty of questions can pop up after you’ve combined your flour, water, yeast and salt. The question that looms largest in ...

It’s a bit ironic that the best time to bake bread (a cold, dark day) is the worst time to proof (or prove) bread. Bread yeast needs a warm, kind of humid environment to thrive, and it can be hard to ...

Baking bread is no easy feat for a novice. But, once you get the swing of things, making anything from loaves of ciabatta to crusty baguettes to fluffy dinner rolls becomes second nature. Until then, ...