Soup and Bread from Scratch

• recipe

  Whole-Wheat Sandwich Bread

  Most whole-wheat breads are either squat bricks or white bread in drag. We wanted hearty yet light-textured sandwich loaf that really tasted like wheat.

• recipe

  Broccoli-Cheese Soup

  When simply adding more broccoli didn’t generate enough vegetable flavor in our soup, we did some further research—and then threw out the rule book on vegetable cookery.

• equipment

  Pullman Loaf Pans

  Another unnecessary gadget, or a new kitchen staple?

• taste test

  Whole Wheat Flour

  If you thought all whole-wheat flours are created equal, you were wrong.

• science

  Problems with Whole-Wheat Flour

  Here are some of the problems we've encountered when baking with whole-wheat flour.