Baking is one of my favorite activities, especially when the temps start to drop. For a nice, fluffy rise from yeasted bread, learn the basics of proofing bread dough. In short, proofing dough is the ...

Create a warm proofing area: Place the covered dough in a turned-off oven with the light on or with a small pan of boiling ...

If you're preparing to make bread or any other baked good requiring yeast, such as the classic Parker House rolls recipe, there's an important step you may not realize you need to do: test your yeast.

A white ramekin of granulated yeast is next to a silver spoon also containing yeast. - Jayk7/Getty Images If you're preparing to make bread or any other baked good requiring yeast, such as the classic ...