When I was younger, baking bread was a struggle. I could never get the dough to rise. When I figured out that bakers use a proofing oven that keeps the dough hot and steamy, I realized what was wrong.

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 ...

Sourdough bread may have health benefits. Beneficial bacteria and low phytates make sourdough bread easy to digest, and they may also help with weight loss, this may be due to its glycemic index and ...

It seems almost impossible to find a true sourdough oatmeal bread recipe. I spent hours searching on the internet, in the library, and poring over the not insubstantial number of bread books on my ...

Have you ever made a loaf of homemade baked bread? There is just something wonderful about baking your own bread; it's so gratifying and your family will be so impressed. If you haven’t used a bread ...

Recently, there seems to be a renewed interest in sourdough bread, with hundreds of people developing their own starters and practicing home-made recipes. Though making sourdough bread has become a ...

Sourdough relies on a mix of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria, rather than baker’s yeast, to leaven the dough. It’s richer in nutrients, less likely to spike your blood sugar, contains lower ...