Crock pot ideas/Recipie

[tangentgirl]

This is a bit off topic, but I'm trying out a new use for my crockpot. It's really, really cold today, and my house has a vintage heating system. Even though it was under 50 F in my kitchen this morning, I'm out of bread and it's time to make some more. So I've turned to the crockpot. There's a couple inches of water in the bottom, then the bowl with my bread dough (sourdough, btw) perched on top, with the temperature turned to "warm." It's rising, slowly, but rising nonetheless....

How did this work?

[skhill]

How did this work?

It worked! The risen dough ended up quite wet, and forming it into a loaf was a bit of a pain. But the flavor and texture are good, and it did rise.

Should have expected the dough to pick up some moisture from the warm water, and made it dryer to begin with. Next time...

[badger]

I find that if you've got time on your side, dough will rise even in the fridge. there have been times I kneaded the dough and left in the fridge to keep until closer to the time only to be shocked at how it's grown.

I think I'll have to resurrect the bread baking thread, I'm so into bread baking right now.