Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 hahaha That is so funny! Donna --- susan_hermit <susan_hermit wrote: > Ah, back in the good ole days when I baked all our > own breads my fool > proof place to rise dough was on a towel, covered > with a cloth, on the > heated waterbed!!! > > SuSim > > , treazure > noname > <treazured wrote: > > > > Unless you live in a warmer area than southwest > Georgia, it is cold > outside. Even normal house temperatures can be a > little on the cool > side for bread to raise, unless it is one of those > recipes that are > designed to do their raising overnight in the > refrigerator. > > > > Here are a couple of things I have done in the > past, including what > I am doing right now in my cold kitchen. > > > > Knead bread, place in oiled bowl twice the size of > the bread dough. > Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place the bowl > over a pot of hot > water, making certain that the bowl with the dough > does not touch the > water (which may be too hot for the yeast). Cover > the bowl and pot > with a dish or small hand towel. > > > > If you just finished drying clothes, put the well > covered bowl in > the dryer. I really don't suggest that you turn it > on, however. > > > > I have seen where some folk zap the dough in the > microwave but I > don't use one. Call me a chicken but so far I have > had 2 of them > literally blow up on me. Yes, boom, door flying > off, noise....I don't > do micronukers now. > > > > If the bowl you have your dough in is larger than > your crock pot and > will sit securely on the top, turn the crock pot > onto low and put the > bowl of bread dough on top of that. Cover with a > towel and let it > raise. > > > > Most ovens heat way too high to let bread raise > without killing the > yeast before it raises. But I have turned it onto > it's lowest > setting, 170* F, then turned it off and put the > covered and towel > wrapped bowl of dough on the door, giving it a shot > of heat now and > then when the temperature drops. That really isn't > the most > economical way to raise your bread. > > > > My favorite way is the easiest, though. I put a > heating pad on the > counter and place a folded towel on top of that, > then the wrapped bowl > of dough on top of that and let it raise. It's what > I am doing right > now since I'm using the dryer.....Guess it was a > good idea to not put > the dough in there after all. > > > > Today's bread is Monkey Bread but no animals were > harmed in its > making. (balls of sweet dough rolled in butter then > sugar and > cinnamon and placed in large angel food cake pan or > bundt pan. > > > > Love and hugs, Jeanne in GA > > > > > > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all > with Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > " Tolerance of other opinions builds thy inner peace " Source: Dalai Lama ______________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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