With more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of people are making friends with yeast for the first time. I am a professor of hospitality management and a former chef, ...

Yeast is the key to soft, springy specialty breads and sturdy pizza crust. It's the reason why dinner rolls are so fluffy, why naan is so light and chewy, and why the many flavors of banana breads ...

My introduction to baking started with the home-kitchen classic that cracks open the oven door for so many—Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies. It was the 1970s, and most of the moms in our ...

The pressure was high during Bread Week as the bakers vied for a Paul Hollywood handshake after making a variety of, well, bread. The signature challenge asked bakers to make a batch of monkey bread, ...

I love to talk and write about bread (oh, and bake and eat it), so I’m always excited to answer reader questions on the topic. They often center on the differences between instant and active dry ...

For some, pizza is a religion. The perfect balance of a crispy and puffy crust with the sauce and toppings can be elusive. Making pizza dough from scratch can be frustratingly time-consuming since you ...

Dear Lisa: I have just started baking bread. Can you explain the differences in cake yeast, active dry and brewer's yeast? Is one variety better than another for the best results? - Amy Dear Amy: ...