Torrey Pines High School alum Lisa Altfest, a gluten-free cake artist and “Harry Potter” super fan, is now appearing on “Harry Potter Wizards of Baking” on The Food Network. Altfest, who identifies as ...

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking, I am more aware of the cost of eggs than most folks. Try making a custard tart that calls for eight egg yolks, then testing it three more times.

“Baked this today, the lightest, softest gluten-free cake I’ve made over 20 years of gluten-free baking.” By Mia Leimkuhler Brian Levy’s gluten-free yellow sheet cake.Credit...Julia Gartland for The ...

We’re living in the golden age of gluten-free baking. There are entire aisles in grocery stores dedicated to alternative flours. Xanthan gum isn’t some mysterious, hard-to-find lab ingredient—it’s ...