Now that flour isn’t in such short stock, you can get back to those important baking projects (hello, banana bread, giant chocolate chip cookie and mini apple pies) you’ve had your eye on. First up on ...

Whether you are cooking for one or feeding a big family, chances are pizza is one of your go-to weekly meals. A crispy crust, flavorful sauce, and endless options for fun toppings make pizza the ...

A materials scientist with a yeast allergy set out to make a yeast-free pizza dough that still rises like a classic Neapolitan pie. Now, in a new paper published March 22 in the journal Physics of ...

Ernesto Di Maio is severely allergic to the yeast in leavened foods. "I have to go somewhere and hide because I will be fully covered with bumps and bubbles on the whole body," he says. "It's really ...

The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon dioxide, yeast is what makes dough rise – yet Italian scientists have ...

Have you ever wondered how pizza dough gets its signature fluffy, bubbly texture? The answer is yeast, the leavener of choice in most basic pizza dough recipes. You're likely familiar with instant or ...