Cooking Tip - Ideal Temp for Bread Rising

In my house, during the winter, we keep the room temperature at 68 degrees. This is less than the ideal temperature for yeast breads to rise.

 

Fortunately, there are two convenient ways to achieve the ideal temperature (around 75-80 degrees).

 

1. Place the bowl in an UNHEATED oven. Set the temperature to 400 degrees and allow to preheat for 1 minute (60 seconds). Turn off the oven. This will achieve the ideal temperature for dough to rise.
2. Place a coffee cup of water in the microwave and bring it to a boil. While leaving the water in the microwave, set your bowl of dough in the microwave and keep the door closed for the specified rising time.

For both of these methods, remember to keep the ovens off during the rising!

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