During stay-at-home orders for COVID-19, so many people took up bread baking that there was a shortage of yeast. “USA Today” reported that along with toilet paper and disinfectants, flour, sugar and ...

The label puzzled me, a seasoned bread baker who had just moved to southern Ohio from northern Indiana. I researched it in books. I asked around. I bought any available loaves for sale. I developed a ...

Somebody needs to talk to the Amish. Years back and states away, a neighbor brought over a bag of starter batter called Amish Friendship Bread. Fool that I am, I accepted the gift. What was not clear ...

Maybe it's for all the teenagers in pickup trucks who honk impatient horns at black buggies. Maybe it's in retaliation for the townies who pick fights with the one group of guys they know won't fight ...

DEAR SOS: About six years ago, I received from a friend an Amish Friendship Bread starter, one of those batters in a sealed bag that you feed and knead for 10 days before splitting, baking and passing ...

Celebrate the Amish way with these hearty Amish Christmas dishes. Simple yet nourishing, these recipes are perfect for a ...

If I am known for any kind of baking in my family, it might just be the quick breads I seem to churn out all of the time. Whenever we have guests for breakfast, I make a loaf. When we welcome new ...

The mist is heavy enough to make the long drive feel foreign. And in many ways, it is. We're in Strasburg, the heart of Amish Country. We're about to step inside an Amish kitchen, learn how to make ...

STRASBURG, Pa. (AP) - It’s a melancholy morning. The mist is heavy enough to make the long drive feel foreign. And in many ways, it is. We’re in Strasburg, the heart of Amish Country. We’re about to ...

This is the first in a monthly series on popular retro recipes, restaurants and uniquely Hoosier foods. For several years, pre-Google, The Star and The News had a public service librarian named Nadine ...