SEATTLE — Yes, we ARE hooked on competitive baking shows and right when our watch list is getting thin - viola! Food Network's new Bakeaway Camp takes six talented amateur bakers, sends them to summer ...

There may not be a lot of Amish folks in Southern California, but plenty of people have recipes for Amish friendship bread starter. We are printing the one from Sue in Long Beach. Thanks, Sue, and ...

Friendship bread is the chain letter of baking: A simple starter that you divvy up, keeping some for yourself and sharing the rest with others. It's an old tradition that connect neighbors through the ...

A packet of yeast, whether active dry or instant, is one of the most unassuming-looking items you'll find in our kitchen pantry. But, as these yeast bread recipes prove, this simple-seeming ingredient ...

Day 1: Do nothing. Day 2: Mash the bag. Day 3: Mash the bag. Day 4: Mash the bag. Day 5: Mash the bag. Day 6: Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Mash the bag. Day 7: Mash the bag.

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 ...