KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Either you were one of the people who made homemade bread during the height of the pandemic and the stay-at-home orders, or you knew people who were. Making bread is often ...

Jim Lahey, owner of New York City's Sullivan Street Bakery and author of several cookbooks, including "My Bread," offers his recipe for a delicious, long-fermented rustic bread. Advice: plan ahead!

For years, I had a simple weekend routine for baking whole wheat bread. Every Friday morning, I dutifully fed a starter, which would be used instead of traditional yeast. On Saturday evening, I’d make ...