"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This is the most versatile of them all. Made from hard or soft wheat or a combination of both, the ...

From light, tender cakes to chewy loaves of bread, the flour you use can completely change the texture of your baked goods.

Thought flour was just flour? Think again! Not all flour is created equal and understanding what makes each one unique can open up a world of baking possibilities and yield some pretty impressive ...

There's a well-worn saying in the culinary world -- "Cooking is an art, baking is a science." That isn't to say that cooking doesn't involve a fair amount of science ...

A few weeks ago, I decided to turn over bread-mixing duties to my 12-year-old daughter for a day. She was a little reluctant, but after nine years as my assistant baker, I figured she was ready. When ...

Isolated at home during the covid lockdown, many people reenacted an over 14,000-year-old ritual in their kitchens. 1 By simply combining flour and water in jars, bakers awakened the dormant yeast and ...

Sourdough starter, a fermented mix of flour and water, is a staple for bakers. It's also a rich experimental testing ground ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many of these flours can be substituted for one other, but here's a list of the most common types of ...

2) Bread Flour Like all-purpose flour, bread flour is one of the types of flour made with only wheat's endosperm. However, compared to all-purpose flour, it has as very high protein (gluten) content, ...