Sarah Kieffer knows a thing or two about cookies. Her “100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen” cookbook is a must-have for bakers, and her “pan-banging” technique, which gives cookies a ...

This time of year, we can’t get enough of baking. Perhaps it’s the cold, short days that make us gravitate toward the kitchen. Or maybe it’s because we are conditioned to bake during the holiday ...

When someone mentions pH levels or formulas, I hear those “wah wah” voices from the “Peanuts” cartoons in my head. So, it was with a tad of trepidation that I cracked open “Sift,” the encyclopedic new ...

Baking is both an art and a science, with small details making huge differences in your results. Whether you're a weekend baker or aspiring pastry chef, mastering a few fundamental techniques can ...

The thing about bread baking is that it teaches one humility before all else. I owned my own café, baked professionally, and spent years turning out cakes, cookies, and desserts with confidence, but ...