Like many bored, housebound folks, Alex Peña turned to baking during the pandemic. "Baking puts people in a comfort zone," he said, finding it peaceful and even therapeutic. "Part of it is focus while ...

At the beginning of the pandemic, many of us acquainted ourselves with the old school methods of sourdough bread baking. So much so that flour was selling out across the country and even yeast packets ...

Apollonia Poilâne, a third-generation Parisian baker, teaches a 17-class course on making bread on MasterClass. By Florence Fabricant Still need help with that sourdough? The MasterClass platform of ...

Sourdough bread baking has been all the rage since the COVID-19 pandemic allowed people working from home to dive into the complex process that requires ample time and attention. But if terms like ...