I hear the same things whenever I tell somebody I make sourdough bread: I could never do that. It's too many steps. I used to say the same thing, having never been much of a baker and always more of a ...
I can’t remember the exact moment my husband and I became Serious Bread Bakers. It could have been the day I realized that we hadn’t bought bread from a store in more than three years. Or the time he ...
Baking bread can be so satisfying—from the bubbly starter to that first warm, chewy bite. But even after being professionally trained and enthusiastically experimental over the years, I could never ...
Even if you’re not an avid home baker, it’s wise to keep one of the best loaf pans on hand. Though the rectangular kitchen staples are first and foremost associated with baked goods like banana bread, ...
I stumbled on Ken Forkish’s Evolutions in Bread just as I was giving up on baking sourdough bread. Giving up was, perhaps, too strong a term. More accurate: letting my starter languish in the back of ...
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I bake a lot of bread to give as gifts. I use nonstick cooking spray to grease my loaf pans. My husband suggested that I open ...
Kent Rollins demonstrates how to make Pan de Campo using methods built for cowboys working far from kitchens. The bread relies on basic ingredients, cast iron, and controlled fire rather than ovens or ...