Kneading bread dough is an essential for almost every bread recipe, but what does this physical act do to encourage the dough to proof and rise?

Even without a stand mixer, other tools can knead bread dough. One, a bread machine, is designed exactly for the purpose. Even if you don’t want to bake the bread in the appliance, ...

A dough might start out lumpy and wet, but as you knead, it will grow smooth, supple, and springy—that’s how you know you’ve fully developed your gluten network and can stop kneading.

About half the time during the dough cycle, I don't have to do anything except look. The mixture comes together just as it should, forming a tight ball by the end of the cycle's 20-minute kneading ...

If you want to enjoy restaurant-quality focaccia bread at home, then look no further. This recipe is easy, requiring only four ingredients. Here's how to make it.

Making bread really comes down to one thing: gluten development. You mix flour with water and knead the bread dough to denature and restructure protein strands into gluten so that when the yeast ...

With a built-in timer and 12 pre-programmed settings (including a cake and packaged mix setting), this sleek bread maker is your trusty sous chef ready to mix and knead challah or pizza dough.

In 2006, Jim Lahey's no-knead bread recipe went viral and changed the trajectory of his life. Photo by Squire Fox. "The conventions, the normal way of making bread was you bought a mixer or you ...