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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Bread => Topic started by: achookwoman on June 08, 2023, 03:48:54 am

Title: Proofing Bread in Varoma
Post by: achookwoman on June 08, 2023, 03:48:54 am
When you live in a cold climate, proofing Bread in Winter can be a challenge.
I’ve recently tried proofing in the oven at a low temperature with the light on and more recently using the Varoma.
In the oven, I heat the oven for a few minutes at 50, turn the heat off but leave the light on.
In the Varoma.
Put 1 litre of water in the TMX bowl.
Set temperature to 75 degrees and speed 1.
When steam is coming out the hole set Varoma over the hole.
Place 1 or 2 small glass dishes into Varoma, ( about 2 cm deep)
Place dough into a round silicone cake dish. Place this on the glass dishes.
Place some small utensils that will give a bit more height at end inside Varoma so that when the dough raises it has room to expand upwards.
Cover with a tea towel or silicon sheet. Steam for 20 minutes, speed 3 at 75 degrees.

Notes. The aim is to creat warm steam without cooking the base of the bread dough.
This is a loaf using this method. Also set up of Varoma.
Title: Re: Proofing Bread in Varoma
Post by: judydawn on June 08, 2023, 08:12:39 am
Great method Chookie and the proof it works is in your lovely loaf.
Title: Re: Proofing Bread in Varoma
Post by: achookwoman on June 08, 2023, 11:41:10 am
Judy, took 2 goes to get the temp right. Would be especially good for a small loaf.
The second proofing doesn’t need much help. Warm room temp ok for that.
Title: Re: Proofing Bread in Varoma
Post by: cookie1 on June 09, 2023, 01:01:45 am
Clever thinking Chookie. It’s been freezing over here but is improving at the moment.