During stay-at-home orders for COVID-19, so many people took up bread baking that there was a shortage of yeast. “USA Today” reported that along with toilet paper and disinfectants, flour, sugar and ...

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2-quart nonreactive container (made of glass, ceramic or plastic), combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour ...

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If you've ever stepped into authentic Amish country, you'll know that there are plenty of culinary treats on offer. Think fresh bread cooling on the counter, sweet pies tucked on countertops to cool, ...

At 10 a.m. the temperature is still only at zero degrees with a wind chill of 17 below zero. The last several days we have had even colder temperatures and wind chill down to minus 27 degrees. It’s ...

There are a few tricks with home bread baking that make the difference between a lackluster loaf and a spectacular one. One of them is having a heavy duty baking surface to get a nice bottom crust, ...

Early in the pandemic, when everyone, including me, had flocked to their kitchens in an attempt to perfect their “project breads” — crusty sourdough, six-strand challah, dense rye — I found a lot of ...