STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Last week, I decided that I wanted to make a yeast bread. Yeast is a living organism used as a levening agent — that is, it “eats” sugar which causes gas which causes the ...

Trust us: Homemade bread is SO much better than store-bought—and yeast breads are super simple to make, too! Follow our guide to learn how to make yeast bread in all its different forms. We have ...

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 ...

This Italian observation is centuries old. James Beard takes a modern stab at it: “Bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods.” That is, if you bake your own. Perfect bread is a constant ...

When friends and strangers alike began going crazy for “no-knead bread” a few years ago, I felt like I had woken up in a foreign country. People wanted to make yeast bread at home, but they didn’t ...

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 ...