Sourdough

“I try to make cakes that delight in their imperfection,” says Natasha Pickowicz, author of the stunning new cookbook. More than cake. Despite her professional rigor as a pastry chef, she ...

There's something comforting about classic loaves. If you are a first-time baker, then you would probably stick to the sourdough mold for a while, until you can handle all types of sourdough, be i...

Baking with fresh summer berries can be tricky. When you get your hands on a bunch of ripe strawberries, blueberries or raspberries, you want to make the most of them. Berries at their best—when they&...

If it's true that we eat with our eyes, there are few things more delicious than a shiny, deep-fried, bubbly crust on a piece of sourdough bread. But making bread with such a crust can be difficul...

There was a time when gluten-free flour didn't even exist, and now there are so many options available that it can be hard to know which one to reach for when you're baking cakes, cookies, or ...

Sourdough bakers may know about hooch. In fact, hooch is a type of liquid that forms on top of a sourdough starter and is a common indicator that your engine is hungry. However, the term hooch happens...

When I mentioned sprinkles in the office recently, my colleagues wistfully recalled the ice cream cones after baseball practice and their childhood birthday parties that included a heavy dose of sprin...

Dehydrating sourdough starter is probably one of the most efficient ways to preserve your sourdough starter without fear of it spoiling. But once you've dehydrated your engine, how do you get it b...

If you're a regular sourdough baker, you're familiar with it the feeding process YOUR starter – and dealing with THROW. But instead of just throwing it away, there are plenty of ways to ...