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1:42 pm
June 1, 2011
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My plan next winter is to coordinate my clothes washing/bread rising as my new condensing dryer puts out a LOT of hot air.
I don't see why I can't put the bread across the room and use the heat to help the bread rise? My other way to deal with bread that won't rise in winter has been to make a single-rise yogurt bread.
What do you think?
Judi
3:28 pm
December 14, 2010
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I never have a problem with bread rising. Sometimes it takes longer than at other times but it will rise in the fridge overnight.
6:03 pm
November 15, 2010
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That's a great idea! Multi-purpose use of energy and effort! I quite often plan to make bread when I'm running my dehydrator, to use the ambient heat that comes off the dehydrator.
Also, if I'm doing a big batch of cooking on a Sunday, that will also be my bread making day. Why let all that warm moist air go to waste, at least the proofing will be quick and easy.
And who says that bread has to proof in the kitchen? I've heard of people putting their bread bowls up on their hot water tanks to catch the warmth. Smart minds make the most everyday things.
10:10 pm
May 7, 2011
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My mother in law would often set her bread in front of the door that faced west to let it rise ins the sun.
9:37 am
August 13, 2011
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I have set a bowl on top of the T.V. cabinet to get heat that rose to the ceiling from the wood stove. Also so the dogs wouldn't get into the dough if I had left it on a lower table in the living room.
A few times on rainy summer days, I have turned the oven on the lowest setting just to warm it a little then turn it off. With the oven light on I place the bowl in the oven until it has risen. Just make sure your oven isn't too hot before you try this, oven gauges vary.
1:12 pm
July 15, 2011
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This topic brings back memories of my late father-in-law. My mother-in-law used to do all the bread baking until he retired, then he took over. His method to rise dough would be to put a drop light right in the oven! You know, the kind men use to work on cars and such? We would laugh every time we walked in the kitchen and he'd have that orange cord hanging out of the stove… it worked though! He made beautiful bread.
4:37 pm
February 26, 2010
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Do you use dryer sheets? Will the dough absorb the scent and add an undesirable flavor?
I just turn on my oven light and put the bowl in there! Never too hot, and it sort of helps to avoid the constant, airborne cat furr. Grrr + Loves!!
:) Pam
8:07 pm
May 16, 2011
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If I'm short on time and want my bread dough to rise more quickly I set the bowl of dough covered with a dish towel over another bowl filled with hot water. Works like a charm!
9:28 am
January 6, 2010
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My favorite place is on top of the fridge…..just enough heat, usually. Works even better when I have been using the oven, which is the next appliance over. I have used the hot water bowl underneath, too, especially if I am in a hurry, you just need to watch it close.
What a great way to start the day…..talking about raisin bread!
1:11 pm
September 30, 2010
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I have a king size heating pad with no automatic shut off. I use it for bread rising and feeding my sour dough starter, etc. The cats use the other one in their bed under the window :)
3:08 pm
May 18, 2010
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These are all such great ideas. I know I will be baking some breads this fall and winter. TFS
12:23 pm
December 14, 2010
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this is bread that i made yesterday. The pictures are rise times of 15 minutes , 45 minutes abd 1 hour 15 minutes and the finished baked bread. 
The recipe was 60 ounces of flour a tablespoonful each of salt and yeast and 39 ounces of water.
The rise was on the table in a 78 degree kitchen.
9:58 pm
June 1, 2011
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Thank you to whomever fixed the typo in the thread title!
To answer a question here: I don't use dryer sheets. The only thing I've done for years that's even close is to soak a damp, just-cleaned washcloth in liquid fabric softener, wring it out and toss it in the dryer with the other clothes. I next to never actually do that either. I find most of my clothes aren't all that clingy, smelly or stiff, so why bother? I haven't bought dryer sheets in more than 20 years. (They never did convince me that I needed them I guess?)
Judi
10:11 pm
May 7, 2011
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I tried them once and had to discontinue because they caused me to break out. I have used them for other things such as picking up cat hair and have used it to calm static hair (human).
I know that there were some others but I don't remember what they were.
10:17 pm
December 14, 2010
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Did I fall down the rabbit hole? we seem to have gone from bread the drying clothes and using fabric softener. 
10:28 pm
May 7, 2011
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i know maybe I led the way. I was just commenting on MalagaCove's post. 
1:39 am
September 20, 2010
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Ross, your bread look's YUMMY 
and so pretty, its hot here and I don't want to heat up the house, so I will dream of bread making for now.
10:17 am
December 14, 2010
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I had no choice. I was out of bread and I don't buy bread.
1:03 pm
October 10, 2009
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The weather is cooler today, the kitchen is steamy from BWB jalapeno jelly so today is a good day for baking bread. Ross, as usual your bread looks heavenly. 
1:19 pm
June 1, 2011
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Making bread today. It's hot enough it'll rise no matter where it is!
These days I'm making a "sort of" bread: sort of whole wheat (I put some WW pastry flour in) sort of sourdough (I use both my starter and commercial dried yeast). I'm trying to use up what I have. In the past I've added oat groats and/or whole wheat berries, soaked.
The dryer isn't running today. There's a load of ktchen towels on pant hangers and on the drying rack in the yard, NO dryer!
Judi
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