There’s something grounding about creating your own sourdough starter from nothing more than whole wheat flour and water. It’s the kind of slow, patient process that our great-grandparents practiced ...

If you've hit that point in your baking journey where you want to tackle making a whole wheat sourdough loaf, see what this expert has to say before you start.

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

The flour you feed your starter might matter more than you think.

The key to giving whole wheat bread a more appetizing aroma and taste may lie in controlling the amounts of a single chemical compound that appears in the bread, which nutritionists regard as more ...

To boost the fiber content of baked goods, I like to use a combination of whole-wheat flour and all-purpose flour. For snack cakes, cookies, muffins and quick breads, a general rule of thumb is to use ...