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:: Dough ::

   To help bread dough rise
     Heat a towel in the dryer so it gets very warm. Then wrap the hot towel around the bowl’s base.

   Bake and rise the bread dought faster

 

    If you add ingredients at room temperature to yeast dough.

   If you want the dough to rise slowly
     Keep it in the fridge overnight. Take it out the next morning, and let it sit for an hour prior to baking.
    :: Yeast ::

   How to know if the yeast is ok to use
     Test the yeast by adding half a teaspoon of sugar and stir it into the water to dissolve. If it foams within 10 minutes, then it’s alive and active.

   Nonstick cooking spray
   Use nonstick cooking spray to grease the inside of the bowl when raising the yeast dough, then sprits the top of the dough itself.