Little House Big Alaska on MSN

13 homemade bread recipes that make the kitchen feel warm

Homemade bread has a way of slowing things down in a good way. It doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming to feel ...
Petit Chef on MSN

Why my bread dough won't rise in the cold (and 5 simple tricks that work)

Anyone who has tried to bake bread on cold days knows: the recipe is the same, the ingredients are the same, but the dough simply doesn't rise as it should. The result is often a heavy, low loaf that ...
Better Homes and Gardens on MSN

I Tried a Classic Señorita Bread Recipe, and It’s My New Favorite Breakfast Pastry

Donuts and danishes have had their day.
Lifehacker

How To Tell That Your Bread Dough Has Risen

Far too many home cooks have a mental block about homemade bread. This is a huge bummer: bread is among the most satisfying and rewarding things you can learn to make, but complex recipes and ...
The New York Times

The Only Challah Recipe You’ll Ever Need (and It Gets You a Babka, Too)

This classic hugely versatile dough recipe from Claire Saffitz is rich, lightly sweet and ready to be shared. By Claire Saffitz If you don’t have the patience for breadmaking (or for baking at all), ...
Los Angeles Times

Butter monkey bread

Of all the heirloom family recipes tucked away in my converted shoe box (iPhone apps have nothing on 3-by-5 cards), one for monkey bread ranks second only to my great-grandmother’s biscuits as the ...

Baking up tradition: Father-daughter duo revives Swedish family recipes

In Brookline, N.H., David Schur and his daughter Jenny Lewis are keeping their family’s Swedish baking traditions alive ...
WGBH

Resurrecting An Old-School Easter Bread Recipe

There’s a legend in my family that claims my great grandmother liked her toast burnt. Well, after making her Easter bread recipe several times, I’m tempted to think that her “preference” was just the ...