The 2am bread proofing hack I stumbled on after 6 failed loaves

I kept waking up at 2am to punch down dough because my kitchen runs cold in the winter. Tried the oven light trick, the microwave with hot water, none of it held temp steady. Last week I stuck the bowl in my car with the seat heater on low and cracked the window an inch. It proofed faster than my counter ever did, about 90 minutes instead of 4 hours. Weird part, the car smelled like sourdough for two days. Anyone else got a weird spot they proof in that actually works better than the intended setup?

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matthew8642d ago

Man, that's wild but honestly genius. My oven light trick never held temp either, so I get the struggle. Now I'm tempted to try my car just to see if it beats my proofing box.