Unless you’re reading this story in your grandmother’s Brooklyn or Minnesota kitchen, a loaf of dark bread just out of the oven, you may be part of the vast majority of people for whom dense rye ...

You’ve seen the French sauntering around with slender baguettes under their arms or sporting jaunty berets as they pedal bicycles laden with crusty bread. Those cinematic scenes are nice, but when you ...

This is not your usual bread. This is neither a yeast bread nor a quick bread. In fact, this bread has no leavener at all. This is a heavy, dense bread. And that is part of what makes this hearty, ...

Note: Adapted from “Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor” by Peter Reinhart. Specialty flours are available at select well-stocked markets, health food, cooking ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch CNN Original Series “Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread” for a mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the conduit into a variety of cuisines and cultures. The ...

This is not your usual bread. This is neither a yeast bread nor a quick bread. In fact, this bread has no leavener at all. This is a heavy, dense bread. And that is part of what makes this hearty, ...