Bread Baking Guide

Bread Baking 101

If you're a beginning baker (or just crave a basic crackly-crusted loaf), these articles and videos walk you through every step.

Video: How to Shape Mini Baguettes

Recipes and Tips

• Crusty French Bread Rolls  
• Video: How to Shape Boules
• Video: How to Shape Bâtards
• Make Baguettes at Home 
• Video: How to Shape Baguettes

Tools of the Trade

• Bake Crisper Bread with a Baking Stone
• The Super Peel
• Oven Rack Guards

Bread 201: A Closer Look

Ready to go more in-depth? Increase your understanding with articles on the hows and whys of yeast, whole-grain techniques, and new shapes for classic recipes.

Rustic Whole-Wheat Walnut Bread

• Rustic Whole-Wheat Walnut Bread
• A Rye Bread That’s Robust Yet Subtle
• Yeast's Crucial Roles in Breadbaking
• Q&A: Baking with Yeast
• Video: How to Shape Épis 
• Review: Bread-Baking Cookbooks

Senior Seminar: A World of Flatbreads

Yeast-risen flatbreads pop up in cuisines all over the world. Learn their differences—and what they have in common—with these delicious recipes.

Basic Focaccia 

• Classic Focaccia: It's Easier than You Think 
• Baking a Flatbread with an Inlay of Herbs
• Silk Road Naan
• Homestyle Indian Naan
• Georgian Baton Bread (Shotis Puri)