The yeast microbes had been asleep for more than 5,000 years, buried deep in the pores of Egyptian ceramics, by the time Seamus Blackley came along and used them to bake a loaf of bread.

A thick slice of hard and chewy bread always goes well with a spaghetti dinner for sopping up any remnants of that fra ...

To make the bread, put the flours, yeast and salt into a large bowl (or a freestanding food mixer with a dough hook) and give a quick mix to combine. Add 275ml/9¾fl oz of water, and mix with your ...

By making the process a little longer you will also improve the flavour, rise and structure of the bread. To lengthen the process, simply use a little less yeast. For an initial rise of 12 hours ...

Making yeast rolls in the bread maker couldn't be easier. The machine does all the hard work with the dough. When it comes ...

Sit the bowl in a warm place for a few minutes to allow the yeast to take effect. Grease the bread tins with sunflower oil, then check to see if the yeast mixture is rising. After about four or ...

It is this which makes the bread rise, instead of adding yeast. Hobbs House Bakery A sourdough starter culture takes days to develop before being mixed with flour, water and salt to create the ...

Just in time for home bakers to experiment over the holidays, entries for the 2025 National Festival of Breads opened on ...