26.10.09

proofing...

why hasn't somebody told me...

i have been making my own bread for ever..i have always proofed the dough by putting it in the back of the car and reversing the car out of the garage into the sun...
today i decided that i would try microwaving it...BINGO!
simply put dough into a ceramic container cover losely with plastic wrap, and microwave on the lowest power level for 5 mins...
a true revelation for me...
5 mins not 25...
and now for lunch...

4 comments:

Gail said...

Might try that. I don't make bread much these days, but when I do I place it in the dishwasher after a cycle has been completed. It rises well in the sauna like environment.

t does wool said...

love homemade bread.period.

ann I am said...

Oh wow!!!! What a good idea. I've proofed in the microwave, but not that way. I've heated a container of water, then put the bread in the warm moist microwave with the power off. Oh Wow, again.

ran said...

The bread looks incredible? Is there a recipe somewhere around here. LOVE to make bread. I place my frozen dough in the microwave on 10% to thaw my dough, such as pizza dough that I have frozen, to thaw quickly.