yea...I think thats ourproblem. When I set the oven to warm, the elements
are on or off and it get to 170 for a few minutes before it settles down to
95 so it mush have killed the yeast. Just using light bulb is good idea.
We tried it again by not turning on oven and it worked fine this time.
thanks again

"Karen" > wrote in message
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> blondmom wrote the following on 1/1/2005 3:11 PM:
>
>> Im using fresh yeast and I put them in warm 95F degree oven (lowest
>> it will go and recipe says set in 85)F.
>
> I set my oven to warm for 5 minutes, turn it off and then put the dough in
> to rise. Otherwise the oven gets too hot. The oven will stay warm for
> several hours as long as I don't open the door again.
>
> An alternative is to put a container of boiling water in a cooler or
> microwave, and put the dough in with that to rise. Do not turn the
> microwave on while the dough is in there.
>
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