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Do you think you killed your sourdough starter?

Your starter hasn’t been fed in months and looks awful, but it’s OK — really.

By PJ Hamel
Recipes

Glass bread tastes as good as it looks (and it looks really, really good)

A beautiful bread made possible by bread flour.

By Martin Philip

Tips and Techniques

Tips for baking with arthritis and other hand-related chronic pain

With technique tweaks, handy tools, and advice from fellow bakers, the joy of baking can live on.

By Annabelle Nicholson

Tips and Techniques

How to shape a bâtard

Two ways to shape an oval loaf.

By Maurizio Leo

Tips and Techniques

Everything you ever wanted to know about baking in an air fryer

There are a lot of things this appliance can do (and some that it can't).

By Justine Lee

Tips and Techniques

The power of adding commercial yeast to your sourdough bread

A guaranteed rise in a set amount of time? Perfect.

By PJ Hamel

Story

Masa harina is a link to the long legacy of corn in Native cuisine

This ancient grain connects us through recipes like Cherokee Bean Bread.

By Nico Albert

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Pan de Cristal with open crumb

Glass bread tastes as good as it looks (and it looks really, really good)

Ultimate sandwich bagel with chile and cheese filling

Our favorite fillings for your Ultimate Sandwich Bagels

A cross-section showing an Ultimate Sandwich Bagel surrounded by a few other bagels

Introducing our 2022 Recipe of the Year: Ultimate Sandwich Bagels

Basque-Style Cheesecake (Tarta de Queso)

A 5-ingredient showstopper that took months to perfect

Tips And Techniques Posts

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Tips for baking with arthritis and other hand-related chronic pain

How to shape a bâtard

Everything you ever wanted to know about baking in an air fryer

Merlin's Magic Sourdough Bread, sliced

The power of adding commercial yeast to your sourdough bread

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Modern Masa Cherokee Bean Bread

Masa harina is a link to the long legacy of corn in Native cuisine

Beautiful Burger Buns

Baking reveal: our top recipes from the past quarter century

Collage of baking images related to Baking School classes

The gift that guarantees better baking

Blondies

I'm a pro baker, and I think blondies are better than brownies.

Video Tutorial

Pie Baking Guide

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