Whether you’ve been dreaming about making your own pretzel buns or are already a bread-baking pro, there’s one thing these delicious, carb-y recipes have in common: yeast. But take one glance at the ...

One of the most common baking questions I get is what to do when a recipe calls for instant yeast, but all you have is active dry. Just how different are they, and does it even matter which kind you ...

I won’t delve into biology too much, but yeast, like us, is happy when it has food, water, oxygen, and a warm cozy environment. When yeast is happy, it begins to ferment. One by-product of this ...