Ask the Test Kitchen
I read that it's miles possible to use a microwave oven to permit dough upward push but forgot to store the object. Could you provide an explanation for how to do that? —H.T., Southampton, New YorkDough requires a warm, moist, draft-loose surroundings to upward thrust. By placing a cup of boiling water in a microwave oven, you can create those best situations. To try this, boil 1 cup of water in a microwave-secure measuring cup. Move the cup to the back corner of the microwave. Place dough inside the microwave, near the door and allow the dough to upward thrust until doubled. (Do now not activate the microwave. While some authorities advocate the use of a low energy setting to hurry up the dough’s growing, we do not propose this.) Because the period of time to upward push dough can be shortened, test dough after 20-half-hour. After the dough has been shaped into loaves, this microwave method can again be used for the second one growing.
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