Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Baking is one of my favorite activities, especially when the temps start to drop. For a nice, fluffy rise from yeasted bread, learn the basics of proofing bread dough. In short, proofing dough is the ...

It's time for a little bread baking 101! Baking homemade bread is a joy, but plenty of questions can pop up after you've combined your flour, water, yeast and salt. The question that looms largest in ...

Shape your dough like the pros with these round and oval bannetons. Food and Wine / Alli Waataja If you’re making any kind of bread with yeast, proofing — the process of letting the dough rest and ...

Which proofing basket is best? If you want to bake delicious bread styles like sourdough, you’re going to need something called a proofing basket. Also known as bannetons, these simple containers are ...