Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast

Today on the show, we’re investigating the surprising link between sports and baking — and to do so, we’ve got a special guest co-host: Things Bakers Know producer Rossi Anastopoulo is stepping in for David on this episode. From similar approaches to training to the mental flow state each can achieve to the many (many!) athletes who bake, Jessica and Rossi discuss how baking and sports have a surprising amount of overlap. Jessica sits down with a literal Olympian, celebrated cross-coun...

What do cakes, cookies, brownies, blondies, and more have in common? They’re all made with eggs, one of the true backbones of baking. Today on the show, we’re celebrating the humble egg. Jessica and David each nominate their eggiest bakes before David sits down with cookbook author (and egg enthusiast) Nicola Lamb to talk more about the important role this versatile ingredient plays in all kinds of baking. Jessica and David then dive into your egg questions, covering meringue myths, eg...

This week on the show, we’re gathering around the table and tearing into a big loaf of fluffy challah. David opens the show by sharing challah’s importance in his family and the broader cultural significance this bread holds for Jewish communities. He then sits down with cookbook author Laurel Kratochvila, who reports live from Europe to showcase the origins and evolution of this special bread, including its Polish cousin, chałka. Jessica and David dig into your listener questions, wit...

This week, we’re waking up early and starting the day the right way: with a big batch of pancakes. Jessica and David kick off the show by sharing a bit about the history of pancakes — which goes back much longer than you may realize. Then, things take a wild turn when David reveals a truly shocking revelation about his pancake consumption habits. Next, David sits down with cookbook author Carla Lalli to hear her opinions on pancakes, as well as the role they play in helping us get back...

It’s fall, which means it’s time to talk about baking with apples! David and Jessica kick off the show by talking about apple pie versus apple cake, then dig into the best apples for baking. Unsurprisingly, they have a lot of opinions! Then David sits down with one of the best all-around bakers in the country and the undisputed pie queen, Erin Jeanne McDowell, to get her top tips for apple baking. Jessica and David answer your biggest apple baking questions before Jessica shares a Jess...