Trials and errors of baking

[kp_mushu]

Have been tinkering with a steamed bun recipe recently, starting with the pretzel recipe from "Good Eats" and replacing some of the AP flour with whole wheat to give it a bit more chew. Since it's so cold at my parents' house, I can't leave the dough ball to rise at room temperature; I instead turn the oven to 200F. Once it reaches temp, I turn it

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[allichan]

Actually another Good Eats tip is if you don't have a warm place to let your bread rise then fill a pan on the bottom rack of your oven with boiling water and then place the bread on the top rack. Close the door and voila!

The water gives off some steam which prevents a crust from forming on top and the temp obviously aids in the rising process.

This is how I always let my bread (recipe by Alton of course!) rise and it works really well. :)

[kp_mushu]

That's from the cinnamon bun episode, right?

I'll have to give that a try. I never expected I risked cooking the dough, though.