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Mother's day is coming and it's your time to unwind and relax, mama. To help you out, we've rounded up a few recipes that will give your partner (if you have one) a major hint for what to do this weekend. And since they might need help, we asked Molly Birnbaum, America's Test Kitchen Kids' Editor in Chief, to give us a few tips to get kids involved, too. According to Birnbaum, the best way to get younger kids to enjoy themselves in the kitchen is to include them in as much as possible—the menu planning, recipe picking, decision making,...

3/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon instant yeast (I used LeSaffre Saf-Instant Yeast Gold) 12 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 2 3/4 cups flour 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 eggs, at room temperature pinch salt 2/3 cup Belgian pearl sugar Directions: About 3 1/2-4 hrs prior to when you want to eat waffles: Warm the milk in a small pot (don’t let it boil or become too hot, just take the chill off). Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle with yeast. Start the machine running slowly with the dough hook attachment. Slowly stream in the flour, sugar,...

OK, baking fans, we have a real project for you if you're up for the challenge. Set aside your basic banana bread, because it's time to move on to a recipe for the patient pros. Yes, patient, because this recipe for chocolate babka will take several hours to complete. Once you've made it, though, all the hard work will be worth it. Traditional babka, which is a sweet bread-like cake, has Jewish and Eastern European origins. It's most commonly made with a cinnamon sugar swirl, but chocolate has become a more prominent flavor in recent years. The babka really isn't...

This Cinnamon Roll Bread is a classic sweet baked in a new way. Cinnamon rolls are packed into a loaf pan to create a delicious bread that's swirled with cinnamon and sugar and topped with a cream cheese glaze. Cinnamon Roll Bread I have had a sweet tooth since I was a kid, and cinnamon rolls are way up there on my list of favorite treats. I love their taste and the memories they evoke. My mom and both of my grandmas made cinnamon rolls, and each of their versions was as delicious as the next. Occasionally, we had the...

Your Next Quarantine Baking Project You don’t have to visit the corner bakery for a good loaf of sourdough. It’s easier to make at home than you’d expect, especially when you use this Test Kitchen trick for simpler sourdough. The secret? Having the sourdough rise two different ways.Traditional sourdough bread uses only sourdough starter culture, a natural yeast. It yields a rich flavour. But natural leavening is much fussier than commercial yeast. It takes more time. The temperature has to be just right, and so does your starter culture. Any glitches along the way and sourdough can turn out more...