Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I don't use a breadmaker and I'm no great breadmaker. We live in the desert, so I haven't had any trouble, but lately I haven't been able to get my bread to rise. It's 70 degrees in my house and very dry. I tried putting it in the oven, but it seemed to absorb a ton of moisture that way, ruining the bread. Help?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshyne Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Maybe your yeast is bad? Could the water be too hot/cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yeast is fine...I am trying another batch right now, carefully watching the water temp... All my recipes/books say to let the bread rise in a warm place (80F) and I can't figure out where a warm place is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 It's usually around 60 F in my house, so a warm place for bread to rise can be hard to find. Two things I've done are put the dough in the oven with the oven light on - seems to bring up the temp just enough. Another thing I've done is heated the oven a bit, turned it off and then put the dough in. Another idea is to place an electric heating pad on the counter, set a wire rack on it, put the dough in a bowl on the rack and then cover the whole shebang with a box. Hope this helps! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I put the bread in the oven to rise. I place a small pot of boiling water on the shelf below. This seems to create a nice warm and humid environment for the bread to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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