Because this bread isn't kneaded, it has an almost cake-like texture. It's a bread meant for homemade jam and butter. In 1708, when this recipe was published, eggs were backyard eggs, milk was raw, ...

A traditional French bread from King Arthur Flour. "You could make this bread, and no other, for the rest of your baking career, and never feel cheated," they write. "It uses the sponge, or poolish, ...