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 ...

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 ...

You reach for yeast in the pantry and realize it’s been sitting there for months—a familiar moment for many home bakers, and ...

There are several bread recipes you can make using your trusty Instant Pot. Here's what you need to know. Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. It’s a bit ironic that the best time to bake ...

When it comes to baking, there’s nothing more satisfying than baking bread from scratch. Hearty, crusty and so delicious, homemade bread is a real treat. But sometimes baking with yeast isn’t such a ...

If you possess a fear of yeast and have never baked a loaf of bread, simple country bread is a great recipe to start your foray into bread baking. My grandma used to bake bread very similar to this in ...