A packet of yeast, whether active dry or instant, is one of the most unassuming-looking items you'll find in our kitchen pantry. But, as these yeast bread recipes prove, this simple-seeming ingredient ...

I'll be honest: I haven't always been good at making bread. Mixing flour and water is fine, and I think kneading by hand is fun. It's the yeast that causes trouble. Yeast is essential to good bread, ...