Over the years it has been my experience that they are a lot of kitchen gadgets that you can purchase for this job and for that job. Some of them seem like a waste of money and a waste of space in my already crowded kitchen. But when it comes to baking bread, something I do at least once a week and in large quantities, I want to save time, money and still enjoy the process of making homemade bread.
I'd been eyeing these Dough Rising Buckets from King Arthur Flour for sometime, probably a couple of years, at least. I wasn't convinced that it was necessary to have a bucket for rising dough. I have 2 large bowls in my kitchen, plus my mixing bowl. I often make 3 or 4 types of bread in one day and I finally got tired of washing all those bowls out so I could use them for the breads first rise and decided to order two buckets this winter.
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They are awesome! The dough actually rises faster and no more guessing if the dough has doubled. I also use them when I make no knead bread. I can make a batch of no knead bread ( 3 loaves) and keep it in the bucket in the back of my fridge.
The Flour wand is another tool that I love. I have had this for quite a few years and its perfect for dusting your counter top and bread while kneading. You will never use too much.
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The last two tools I enjoy using and make my job easier are both from Pampered Chef.
The pizza dough roller is awesome for rolling out bread dough as well as pizza and cookie dough. I like it because I can use it with one hand and my children also find it user friendly.
Lastly is the flour/sugar shaker. I have never actually kept flour in mine. I have two of these. One is for sugar/cinnamon mixture and the other I keep powdered sugar in.
Cinnamon Raisin Bread never had it so good! Of course I can't forget the last of my baking helpers. She is priceless. I'm sure a lot of you already have one of your own, if not check with your neighbors, friends or relatives. I bet they will let you borrow one, especially if you teach them to make yummy bread!
~What tools do you use to make baking bread or other goodies easier which you have found you can't live without?
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After 20 years of bread baking, I finally got a "dough scraper" and I love it! It is handy for scraping the counters and also dividing the dough for loaves, rolls, etc. Isn't a new gadget fun? Thanks for sharing your favorites!
ReplyDeleteI may have to find myself a dough scraper! I'm always grabbing a knife for dividing dough and spatula to scrap the counter.
DeleteKing Arthur Flour sells a dough scraper with wooden handle online. They call it a bench knife. I love it! Can't believe I haven't had one until now.
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