A fair number of people have told me they’d love to bake more but they don’t have a stand mixer and can’t afford one. First of all, a mixer is a convenience. Okay, if you want to make something very wet like ciabatta or brioche, I’d say it’s a...

A very wet dough makes these challenging, but worth it. Patience required....

Fun fact: In England it’s spelled Pitta Bread and pronounced accordingly — it’s “pit – tah.” In the US I’ve always heard it as “pea – tah.” I learned this watching the Great British Baking Show. And then I decided to try my hand at making it....

Have I mentioned how much I hate websites that are more advertising than content? Someone gave us a bunch of Meyer lemons so we’ve been trying different things to use them up before they go bad....

I since been playing around with using some discard sourdough starter and increasing the hydration to get a better loaf…....