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They actually continue to rise even in the fridge. I cover mine with plastic wrap and it takes about 12 hours for my bread to rise. however, it's just flour-water-yeast-salt-sugar. If you've got eggs/fats/more sugar in there, it will take longer to rise because it's heavier. Not sure what bread you are talking about. If you don't want it to rise at ALL, you need to freeze it. I just wrap it well in plastic wrap. But, then you have to thaw it before it can rise. If I throw a frozen loaf of bread dough in a pan and leave it I think it takes 4-6 hours to rise? I don't think I ever thaw it in the fridge and then bake.

If you do end up baking it straight from the fridge, increase the bake time. I never noticed my bread being any drier from leaving it in the fridge, but I did have to bake it longer or it would still not be fully cooked. Ewww.

Wow, you went to a lot of effort to keep that bread warm! Why is that? I have a super-cold kitchen and my bread always rises, it just takes longer is all.

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jen

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