(PUEBLO, Colo.) — Bessemer Bread Co.’s business is rising faster than its bread. Owners Michael Hoffman and Lorenzo Moreno specialize in sourdough breads, homemade pasta, granola, tortillas, and more.

Bread has it’s own culture, and Colorado offers crusty delights at high altitude. The first stop is in Denver, where we’ll meet chef Frank Bonanno, one of Colorado’s most successful and loved culinary ...

I knew about using a slurry or roux to thicken soups, gravies and stews — but not for bread baking. In bread, I learned, it increases the amount of water the dough is able to absorb, making it harder ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A few weeks ago, Carrie Jordan Barad tried to make her own sourdough starter from scratch. Unfortunately, her would-be starter got moldy (a common sourdough ...

"We have that lighter blanket of air over us which means less resistance on baking," Marisa Bunning, an associate professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University, explained.

Sourdough is having a moment—many people are hunkering down at home and embarking on new projects, including baking homemade bread. Using store-bought yeast is one option if you can find it, but ...