In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2-quart nonreactive container (made of glass, ceramic or plastic), combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour ...

During stay-at-home orders for COVID-19, so many people took up bread baking that there was a shortage of yeast. “USA Today” reported that along with toilet paper and disinfectants, flour, sugar and ...

There was a funny trend about 20 years ago, when people were giving each other Ziplock bags of mysterious beige goo. It was a starter, a living mixture of flour, water and yeast that you had to feed ...

Every time I open the freezer, there she is, my friend Deb. Technically she's not really in the freezer, but that's what I imagine as I survey the 10 freezer bags I blame her for. "Go ahead and shiver ...

Dear Lisa: I am presently trying the 10-day Amish Friendship Bread. It says not to refrigerate. How does the milk stay fresh? Why doesn't it make you sick? Sunday, my child and I will bake the bread.

This starter has a buttermilk base, and it takes about a week to make. Then the starter is used to make a sponge, which takes one to two days and gives the bread even more flavor. The sponge is then ...

The Amish call it Friendship Bread. The recipe has been passed around for as long as I can remember. It begins with the starter that is a mixture of water, flour, sugar and yeast. If you are fortunate ...

It"s the chain letter of cookery, just this side of scum, I mean scam. So there it is on your porch table, a jar of Amish bread starter. This is the gift that keeps on demanding. It becomes an ...