Yeast

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, folks across the country are discovering the joy of bread baking at home. But why bread? It turns out we don’t just bake bread because it’s delicious, but because it helps us connect to one another.
From sourdough starters to sneaky tricks (look for boxed pizza mixes!), we're finding creative solutions during the coronavirus pandemic.
This scientist who harvested 4,500-year-old yeast from ancient Egyptian pottery knows all about fantastic yeasts and where to find them.
“The thing about beignets is, they’re basically doughnuts. ... What makes it New Orleans is the way New Orleans people obsess over it."