judith wrote:
>
> My father always raised his bread on the radiator. My aunt -- on the
> warm gas dryer. Where can I raise bread in a house with baseboard heat
> and an oven that doesn't go below 200 degrees?
>
> I think bread usually rises at 85 degrees. How can I make bread rise,
> double, with a heat source found in my kitchen? I don't want only to
> make bread on a sunny day in the window.
>
> Thanks, in advance, for your help with this!!! Much appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Judith


Place a pan of boiling water on the lower shelf
or floor of your oven. Place your bread dough bowl
on an oven rack a few inches above the water. Close
the oven door.

I have a kitchen cabinet with a hidden heat duct outlet
under it. It's a perfect place to raise dough during the
heating season.


Dough will rise at lower room temperatures.
It just takes longer.

gloria p