This recipe uses a levain (a dedicated quantity of well-fed starter). You'll need a 1kg banneton or proving basket, and a bench scraper. A disposable plastic shower cap is also a handy piece of kit, brilliant...
It's the best because this is the banana bread recipe that is Martha's go to. She included the recipe in her first book Entertaining and has been making it ever since. The batter for her easy-to-make favorite...
A Saudi Arabian specialty, this soft, rich bread has a glossy crust and is packed with plump golden raisins and four types of flavorful seeds -- sesame, caraway, fennel, and sunflower.
These croutons need only thin shavings of assertively flavored cheese to satisfy. This recipe uses Gruyere, but Emmental and Beaufort are excellent too.
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, adapted from Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom From My Life in the Kitchen, Oxmoor House, 2015, courtesy Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Once you've made these corn tortillas, you'll never settle for the dried-out, bland commercial varieties. While you can make tortillas without a tortilla press, or comal, it's strongly recommended you...
This homemade pizza crust comes together quickly-give the dough time to rise and a couple of kneads, and it's done! Use it as a base for your favorite pie and have an at-home pizza night.
This recipe was given to me by a woman that makes savory tarts in a small town in the south of France. I found her crust and process to be the most delicious, simple and logical of all the crusts I've...
This recipe for homemade chewy pretzels comes from Sigmund Pretzel Shop owner Lina Kulchinsky. Martha and Lina made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 503.
Warm, flaky, and irresistible, biscuits are an old-fashioned indulgence that never goes out of style. Baking tender homemade biscuits is so satisfying -- the pleasure they offer requires only a modest...
The batter for this easy-to-make banana bread is enriched with sour cream, which gives it a subtle tang and super moist texture. In order to avoid this quick bread becoming tough and chewy, don't overmix...
Scones come in a variety of shapes-round, square, rectangular-and can be dappled with dried fruits such as cherries, cranberries, or blueberries. Serve scones fresh from the oven with butter, jam, or that...
Molecular gastronomist Francisco Migoya, the head chef at Modernist Cuisine and co-author of Modernist Bread, shares his unique approach for incorporating oats into your next loaf of white sandwich bread....
This traditional favorite comes from the northern mountain towns of Algeria. A humble, unleavened semolina flatbread compliments a zesty, roasted red-pepper sauce. The combination is fresh, simple and...
This traditional favorite comes from the northern mountain towns of Algeria. A humble, unleavened semolina flatbread compliments a zesty, roasted red-pepper sauce. The combination is fresh, simple and...
Among the offerings in Bangkok are sweet rolled roti, which fall somewhere between pancakes and flatbread. There, cooks caramelize local bananas -- sugary and tiny, and no bigger than your thumb -- but...
In Germany, cakes made with plum are very popular. This variation can be made as either a whole cake or as individual 'tarts.' I call them 'rolls' due to their appearance. They are very delicious on a...
The ultimate dinner roll is within your grasp. We flavored these rolls with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, but feel free to experiment with sprinklings of crushed fennel seeds or red pepper...
This recipe for croutons is courtesy of chef Michael Anthony and is used in his Celery Root Soup with Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts. Photo credit: Ellen Silverman
During a visit to Barranquilla, Colombia, I got the chance to taste an arepa de huevo. My friend got the recipe for me and now it's a special treat. The fried dough coupled with the egg is beyond words....