tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603764443368881010.post4569912073743815218..comments2014-01-18T08:10:06.052-06:00Comments on Obsessive Cooking Disorder: Rising to the occasionKristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254767355977186328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603764443368881010.post-76623933650215584552013-10-09T16:25:20.602-05:002013-10-09T16:25:20.602-05:00Great suggestion about using a warm oven for proof...Great suggestion about using a warm oven for proofing! I have a REALLY warm windowsill that I usually use, but I have gone the oven route in the dead of winter or when the windowsill has been otherwise occupied. Thanks for the suggestion! And let me know what you think of the pizza dough!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254767355977186328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603764443368881010.post-21014303207641535312013-10-09T14:44:10.466-05:002013-10-09T14:44:10.466-05:00You are 100% right about the yeast temperature! Us...You are 100% right about the yeast temperature! Using a thermometer to check the water or milk made a huge difference. Also, my house is not warm enough as a general rule for first and second risings, so I learned this trick from a baking blog: turn your oven on the lowest setting and let it warm up while you're mixing your ingredients. Then turn the oven off, cover your bowl with a tea towel and then set it inside to proof. Makes a huge difference! I plan to make up a few batches of pizza dough to freeze. Then I can just take the dough out in the morning and let it thaw to be ready to use for dinner when we get home.Angie Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483228396283473723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603764443368881010.post-52537020727437941252013-10-07T14:20:27.052-05:002013-10-07T14:20:27.052-05:00I guess I should've clarified that I'm a c...I guess I should've clarified that I'm a carb junkie and freaking LOVE bread and other yeasty, doughy treats. And you say I make you tired, but just the THOUGHT of chasing after two little ones every day makes me need to go take a lie-down, and the hint of chairing a Fall Festival booth makes me want to take a valium. Seriously. Go YOU!!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254767355977186328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603764443368881010.post-82887453612958082772013-10-06T22:50:10.104-05:002013-10-06T22:50:10.104-05:00I'd have to like yeast bread/rolls a LOT more ...I'd have to like yeast bread/rolls a LOT more to take the time to knead anything or wait for it to rise. I'm happy enough with getting the occasional yeast fix at O'Charley's. You amaze me though. You're making my already tired butt want to pass out. Of course, I've had an unusually productive weekend getting the booth set up for the Fall Festival. I enjoy having an "accomplishment" that doesn't involved mothering but chairing the booth is quite the task with two little ones in tow. Go YOU!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618326225649316753noreply@blogger.com