Baking bread is a race between the expanding force of the carbon dioxide produced by the yeast, which makes bread rise, and the stiffening of the crust as it dries, which keeps the loaf from expanding ...

Christ said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall not hunger.” He didn’t mention pizza, but a handful of churches in Minnesota are building outdoor community brick ovens to serve the ...

WINONA, Minn. — Mike and Terri Karsten really like good bread. In fact, they like bread so well they built a wood-fired brick oven in their backyard just to bake really good bread. And really good ...

Brick-oven and wood-fired ovens are changing the landscape of Erie's pizza choices. While Erieites love to argue who has the best pizza in town, the truth is, no two ovens can make the same pizza.

Hamline Church member Mark Ireland arranges some loaves during a recent bread bake at the church's new community brick bread oven in St. Paul. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...