This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Make the bread all the way through. Allowing the dough to prove for enough time will produce a good rise which should rise further when baked in an oven. However, there is a limit to how much yeast should be used and how warm the environment should be. Place the bowl containing the dough in the oven (making sure it’s turned off). This site is owned and operated by Rachel Jones. If you let the bread continue to rise, it will collapse. When the dough is proved it should have a good strong structure which bounces back part way when you gently stick poke it with a finger. This is because different flours contain different levels of protein. Brown flours which contain part or all of the whole grain will absorb more water and will keep on absorbing it throughout the rising process. In addition, the loaf will stay soft and hold moisture longer which again means it will last longer. Allowing the bread to rise for two additional times makes for a fluffier and airy bread – less like a hockey puck or brick and the heating pad/electric blanket method SIGNIFICANTLY cuts down the rise time when you need dough to rise more than once. This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. You can tell when the dough is kneaded enough when it becomes smooth and the structure becomes stronger. Use two overlapping damp towels if you have a lot of dough to cover. I actually like to rise bread in a coolish room, because I get a slower rise and better flavour, so generally, I’ll just leave it on the side and let it do its own thing for as long as it takes. You can make your own warm spot for your dough to rise by turning on the oven to the lowest possible temperature. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/3b\/Make-Dough-Rise-Faster-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-Dough-Rise-Faster-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/3\/3b\/Make-Dough-Rise-Faster-Step-1.jpg\/aid9266353-v4-728px-Make-Dough-Rise-Faster-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"