Sourdough

Brownies are one of those treats that remain as fun to make (and eat!) as they were when I was in elementary school. My recipe, however, has graduated from mixing in a box to one that includes the ini...

I've always found making tortillas at home to be a satisfying project. To make them, start with masa, made from dried field corn, which has been nixtamalized by cooking the grains in an alkaline s...

Scones are one of my all-time favorite baked goods, but I'm often embarrassed to admit it. Even the best scones—light, fluffy, and full of flavor—can seem plain and boring when compared to fancier...

In the two years I have been working with my bread coach (does it have Martin Philip), one question has plagued me more than any other: In my cold, drafty house, how can I make the dough rise faster? ...

In 2019, I declared it as “My Year of the Cake”. I am really more of a pie personyou see, and while I've always made cakes that were good, I had never made cakes that I thought were re...

Have you ever wondered where the liquid at the top of your sourdough starter came from? This liquid is called hooch, and if you're an avid sourdough baker, you probably know what I'm talking a...

Every May, I have to work at the Greek Fest in my town. And despite the long days, scorching temperatures and demanding customers, I always look forward to it. There's only one reason why: fried l...

If you believe that starting your own sourdough is the key to making real, healthy food, you're not wrong! Cooking with sourdough is probably one of the healthiest things to do. Especially when yo...

The only thing better than cake is more cake. And it's a mindset that pastry chefs and home bakers across the country are embracing with slab cake. Essentially a sheet cake, slab cakes have been p...