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So, I had my starter - nicknamed Dough-ba Fett - and I fed it (read about that here). Now to actually bake something with it.  While the Secret Sourdough Sisters have been great at sharing videos, I'm a reader first. So, I pulled a book off my shelf that I have never used - Country Breads of the World: Eighty-Eight of the World's Best Recipes for Baking Bread by Linda Collister and Anthony Blake - and flipped through the recipes. I landed on Clive's Sourdough Loaf. This is very slightly adapted from the original recipe. Ingredients makes 1 loaf 1/2...

So basically, I want to make these every darn day. They are so good and pretty easy to make too. The rolling and forming the pretzels were the hardest part, but by your third or fourth try, you’ll find your groove. I tried several different ways for folding it, but I wrote down what I felt was the easiest to work with. They might not be the prettiest pretzels, but boy are they yummy! Hope you like this magical twist on this classic recipe. This recipe goes perfectly with this Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup recipe! Homemade Mickey Pretzels Servings: 8...

How to Make Homemade Hamburger Buns In our house, hamburgers are welcome anytime of year (learn how to make the perfect hamburger here). And homemade hamburger buns even more so. Hamburger buns are great for holding more than just hamburgers, too. You could easily use these buns for any sandwich fillings. Or not. The other day, we ate these hot out of the oven, simply smeared with butter and honey. I’d highly recommend it. This recipe is actually just a basic yeast dough. It works great for buns, cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, or loaves of bread. Adjust the sugar to suit your taste...

Time and time again I have felt the twinge of disappointment when reaching for the open bag of lettuce, that I swear I bought only two days ago, to find it in a gooey state. TMI? Sorry. This past year I decided enough is enough and made it my goal to research how to store produce the right way. Thanks to our good friend the internet, I now know some really great tips and tricks to keep produce alive and well ’til it goes down my mouth hole. Now, most of you probably know your stuff and could teach me...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. As we all do our best to stay at home and reduce grocery runs to a minimum, we may find ourselves running out of essentials like bread. Obviously, the “easiest” solution is to make your own loaves. And you’ve probably seen friends baking up a storm on Instagram—with sourdough reigning supreme. Making sourdough bread from scratch is a great way to learn the ins and outs of breadmaking, but it’s also time-consuming and may not be suitable for people who are...