Bread Machine question

[oli]

I am making a couple of loafs of bread using the machine on dough cycle. After the dough cycle should I stick the warm dough in the fridge to rise slowly for the first rise, before it cools down, then punch it down and let the room temp bring it up to the second rise, then bake?

 

[sylvia]

I usually shape the dough and let it rise till doubles in size and then bake.

The dough can take anywhere from half and hour to an hour to rise up depending upon the amount of yeast in the recipe.

Good luck.

 

[angak]

I think just about anything goes. If you have lots of time and want a slow rise, do the fridge

raise. If you want a loaf sooner, do as Sylvia suggests and just form the loaf, rise, and bake.

 

[oli]

Thanks, so if I understand you correctly......

I let it do its first at room temp, then punch it down, shape the dough and drop it into loaf pans, refrig until the next day, and then bake?

 

[sylvia]

Oli, not quite.....take the dough out of the machine usually after 2 hours. The dough is

ready to shape and put into a pan. Allow the dough to rise (only once) then bake. The dough does not need two risings after being in the machine.