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Title: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: andiesenji on December 20, 2009, 09:48:16 pm

This morning I decided to try to convert one of my favorite recipes, for monkey bread, to the TMX.

I cut all the ingredients in half by weight, figuring this would fit into the TMX with some room to spare.  Boy, was I every wrong, wrong, wrong! :-\

I mixed the dry ingredients with tepid water and the yeast and kneaded it for 1 1/2 minutes on the dough setting.   I left it in the machine for half an hour, expecting it to begin the rise (no heat) but apparently it had other plans and when I returned there was a mushroom growing out of the hole in the lid that was about 5 inches tall.
I cut it off and tried to remove the lid but the pressure inside was effectively sealing it.  I used a hook-like utensil to remove a significant amount of the dough from the bowl until I could finally get the lid free. 

The dough has been gathered and is completing the rise in a large bowl and I will soon be forming it and placing it in a pan to bake.

My next experiment with this particular recipe will involve cutting the recipe in half yet again.  My volume estimates are usually pretty accurate but I was way off in this one.  My bad!   :-))

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: sargo on December 20, 2009, 10:31:09 pm

I am getting such a chuckle out of this, Andie! 

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: gertbysea on December 21, 2009, 12:18:14 am

What a hoot. Wish we had a picture of that.

Gretchen

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: Very Happy Jan on December 21, 2009, 12:20:38 am

 I can picture the mushroom but a picture would be hilarious. Thank for the smile to start my day.

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: cookie1 on December 21, 2009, 01:47:37 am

A mushroom like growth Andiesenji, that would have been an amazing thing to see. Perhaps the dough loved the TMX so much it had to grow like Topsy! ;D ;D

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: judydawn on December 21, 2009, 01:49:44 am

Glad you were finally able to get the lid off  ??? ??? Thought I heard you cursing  ;)

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: Thermomixer on December 21, 2009, 02:04:39 am

Would love to have seen pics - but I can imagine.  Two weeks ago I made some sourdough bread and thought - "I'll only be out for an hour or so"  Four hours later I returned to see dough growing out of the container it was in and spreading across the bench !!

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: andiesenji on December 21, 2009, 04:35:16 am

This particular dough is a slightly sweet dough but I've never had it rise so much and so rapidly.  Used same yeast (SAF Red Instant) as I always use and my kitchen is quite cool as I seldom open the furnace vents in there.  There is heat under the tile floor but not enough to raise the ambient temp in the room.
The dough is also very sturdy and holds its shape well - ideal for being formed into the little balls that are dipped in butter before being packed into a tube pan.  I use the same dough for "sculpting" shapes like cornucopias and etc.
I didn't think to get my camera.  I had several projects going at the same time and wanted to use the TMX for one of those so my main concern was getting the stuff out of the bowl.
I ended up with enough dough to fill 2 large angel food pans.  My regular batch fills 3 pans and I figured cutting it in half would allow it to mix easily in the bowl but I certainly did not count on the quick and vigorous reaction of the dough. 
I have learned my lesson.  Don't leave the machine when playing with a new recipe!
That has now been chiseled in stone!

Title: Re: The dough that grew, like Topsy!
Post by: meganjane on December 22, 2009, 05:06:53 am

 ;D