Rule No. 1 of baking is (almost) always this: Follow the recipe. As someone who shares recipes and frequently helps troubleshoot them, I’m a firm adherent to this adage. But . . . some rules are meant ...

Baking is a complicated art. One false move could ruin your whole pie, cake, or batch of muffins. If you don’t have the exact size baking pan a recipe calls for, use the two-thirds rule as a guideline ...

Baking bread can be so satisfying—from the bubbly starter to that first warm, chewy bite. But even after being professionally trained and enthusiastically experimental over the years, I could never ...