Author Sam Fromartz has been making sourdough variations of this yeast bread for years. Here, he adds fermented cider for flavor. A mild beer may be substituted; an IPA would be too bitter. The loaf ...

If you possess a fear of yeast and have never baked a loaf of bread, simple country bread is a great recipe to start your foray into bread baking. My grandma used to bake bread very similar to this in ...

White-Bread Flour10072 g.1/2 c. + 1 tsp. Water12592 g.4 oz. Wet Leaven2518 g.1 heaping Tbsp. 1. Make the leaven: Mix the 1 heaping tablespoon of Leaven with 4 oz of warm water and stir with your hand ...

Whether you realize it or not, chances are you’ve had a taste of Noble Bread while dining around town. The micro bakery’s slightly sour, slightly sweet loaves are the crusty accouterments to dishes ...

There's nothing like fresh loaves of thick, crusty country French bread and crackling baquettes. The yeasty, sweet, encompassing smell is almost as satisfying as the taste that follows. Put 1/2 c. of ...

Something was missing from my life. I was feeling restless. Listless. All kinds of less. I didn’t know what the problem was, until I stumbled upon a great-looking recipe for bread. And that made all ...

It’s a good weekend to bake some bread, don’t you think? Here are a few recipes worthy of consideration, from our archives: Country Loaf (Pain de Campagne), above. The addition of dry hard cider (or a ...

I can't honestly name the best bread in the Bay Area. I could come up with a short list of a dozen or two, but they're so different in style that ranking them wouldn't make much sense. Who cares how ...