Unless you’re reading this story in your grandmother’s Brooklyn or Minnesota kitchen, a loaf of dark bread just out of the oven, you may be part of the vast majority of people for whom dense rye ...

Weigh your ingredients — even the water. Start making this bread 1-2 days before you will bake it. Poolish: 100 grams white all-purpose flour 100 grams whole wheat flour 200 grams water, room ...

This is the first of two bread recipes for winter baking. Neither are kneaded, but rather made with a stretch-and-fold motion right in the bowl. The second recipe, for focaccia, will run in this space ...

Whether you're craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a grilled cheese, or some toast for breakfast, you're going to need a loaf of bread. There's a time and place for white bread, milk bread, ...

I bake bread pretty often at home, but almost always default to my favorite basic crusty white loaf. Truthfully, I feel a bit overwhelmed by the vast world of bread making. There’s so much to learn, ...

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to our very opinionated editors’ favorite things to eat, drink, and buy. Having a toast on the menu is something of a requirement in Los Angeles. (See: ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Note: Adapted from “Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor” by Peter Reinhart. Specialty flours are available at select well-stocked markets, health food, cooking ...