Bread Baking Question
LovingMothering
Feb 20, 2004
8:18 PM |
I never seem to have time during the day to start the dough. If I wait until evening, I would have to stay up past bedtime to let it rise and bake it. Can I mix the dough in the evening and refrigerate until the morning? If so, what adjustments should I make? Thanks in advance! |
Jill_OH
Feb 21, 2004
9:40 AM |
I am assuming you must be doing it by hand. I have a Kitchenaid mixer. I have dough rising right now. While my Cream of Wheat was cooking on the stove, I was making bread. It just takes a couple of minutes to put all the ingredients into the mixer and let it do all the kneading. Is there any way you can get a Bosch or Kitchenaid mixer - it is soooooo helpful.
God bless,
Jill |
Lara_in_Alaska
Feb 24, 2004
4:39 PM |
I do a lot of baking and I'm always looking for the most efficient way to do stuff (sometimes my downfall). But, YES you can mix the dough and place it in an oiled bowl (turn so its on all sides) then tightly cover and refrigerate overnight. This will count as one of your risings, so you can then form it into loaves (or whatever) and rise again, then bake. Or, if you want to spend a little more time in the evening, let it rise once in the bowl (about an hour) then form it however you want and put that into the refrigerator. This way it will be ready to bake in the morning. You'd probably want to let the dough come to room temp before baking. Just having it on top of your heating oven will probably be enough...especially if you have a "hot spot" like my back right burner.
This said, I also have a KitchenAid and I use it for bread at least once a week. I don't stand over it the whole time, I'm always doing other things (like Jill's post). Sometimes I have my boys at the counter doing workbooks while I mix or form. When I start the yeast I often do other things so it gets good and dissolved before I mix everything else in. Then I put everything else and most of the flour in and let the mixer mix for a while - maybe ten minutes. While I do other things like clean the kitchen or fix breakfast or whatever. Then I come back and add the rest of the flour a little (1/2 C.) at a time. This really take the most time - but it's only about ten or fifteen min. Then oil the bowl it's in flip it and let it do it's thing. If you don't get back in exactly an hour - it's no big deal...two hours is too much, but it still comes out OK. I make two loaves and two pans of cinn. rolls each week this way. And, I have four kids one to six yrs, so I have a lot of distractions, too!
Hope this helps! Happy baking!
Lara |
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