Recipe - Microwaving Bread Dough



You can defrost frozen bread dough and even speed up bread rising in the
microwave if you follow these steps:

For defrosting: Place bread on a microwaveable plate. Cover with plastic
wrap and microwave on high for 25 seconds. Turn over, rotate plate One half turn
and microwave on high for another 25 seconds. Then put into your baking pan
that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and let rise for 1 to 2
hours. It may be faster to put the frozen dough in the baking pan which has
been sprayed with a nonstick cooking product. Don't wrap dough with
plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 200 F, then turn off. Boil 1 or 2 quarts of
water in a shall pan. Place rolls in oven with the pan of sater. Let dough
rise about 1 hour, until doubled in size. Watch closely so dough doesn't
rise too high. Remove water and then bake bread.

Or. . . wrap frozen bread dough in waxed paper and set in microwave. Set
machine to defrost for 6 to 7 minutes for a 1 lb. loaf of bread. Then allow
to rise and bake in a conventional oven.

Or. . . boil 4 cups water. Place boiled water in microwave with frozen
bread which has been placed in a glass loaf pan. Microwave on high 1/2
minutes; rest 20 minutes. Repeat 3 times, rotating dish One fourth turn with each
heating. Rest in microwave until duble in size (15 to 20) minutes. (Reheat
water if it cools) Cook in conventional oven following directions of your
recipe.

Or. . . place frozen bread dough in a greased 9x5x3inch glass loaf pan
placed in 1 cup boiling water bath in a 12x8inch glass dish. Microwave on
medium (50%), covered with wax paper, 4 to 5 m;inutes, rotating One fourth turn
every minute and turning dough over halfway through cooking. Rest 10
minutes in water bath. Bake as desired.

To speed up bread rising: Fill 4 cup glass measure with 3 cups water.
Microwave on high for 6 to 8 minutes to boil. Place dough in glass bowl.
Place dough dish in 12x8 inch glass dish filled with boiling water.
Microwave low (10%), covered, 12 to 15 minutes until double in size. Punch
down. Repeat. Transfer dough to glass loaf pan. Repeat until double in
size.

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