"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote in message
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> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Fred" > wrote in message
> > . net...
> > > I learned how bakers proof bread at the culinary school today. I had
a
> > > chance to use the big wet warm cabinet called a proofer. How do you
do
> it
> > > at home? Do you just wait longer in cooler temperatures or is there
> some
> > > good way to produce the effects of a proofer in a home kitchen?
> >
> > I don't find that I need a proofer unless I want to speed up the
process.
> > You get better bread with a slow rise in a cool place. You can rig a
> > proofing box in a number of ways. 1) put a 11x14 pan of hot water in
your
> > oven, place the dough in a bowl, and close the door. 2) bring a 4 cup
> > measure of water to a boil in your microwave, put the dough in a bowl,
> place
> > in the oven, close the door. 3) Put the dough with a pan of hot water
on
> a
> > tray and invert a large plastic storage bin over it. 4) put a jug of
hot
> > water in a picnic cooler with the dough and cover.
> >
> > You get the idea. You just need a way to trap warm, moist air. Many
> newer
> > ovens have a "proof" setting. That turns the convection oven on at a
> > temperature of 100F. They usually recommend that you add a pan of
boiling
> > water for moisture.
> >
> >
> <snip>
> 3) Put the dough with a pan of hot water on a
> tray and invert a large plastic storage bin over it.
>
> I have a large plastic storage bin to cover my dough to raise. I'm not
sure
> what you mean by putting the dough with a pan of hot water on a tray .." I
> can't visualize this, can you be a little more specific for me?
>
> thanks
> Dee
>

OK, by jove, I think I've got it. I knew there was a solution there for me
as I have a large plastic bread cover-er.
1) Onto a baking tray, set your container of dough; and beside it on the
tray, set your container of hot water.
2) Cover the tray with a plastic-bread-cover which covers the whole tray
and sits flush on the table so the heat/moisture will not escape.

Thanks,
Dee


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