Baking Bread in Ceramic

jessicamb

Hello :wave:

I was in Lakeland the other day and a ceramic bread baker accidentally fell into my basket :whistle:( http://www.lakeland.co.uk/15245/Lakeland-Ceramic-Bread-Baker ). My plan is to make the bread dough in the breadmaker and then bake a nice crusty loaf in the oven. My question for the experts is - you have to preheat the ceramic tray so would you whack the breadmaker dough straight from the breadmaker, onto the tray and into the oven or leave the dough on the hot tray to rise for a period of time before baking?

Thanks

squeaky

I'd be inclined not to whack it straight on the tray to rise. The bit closet to it will cook, so your bottom half inch will be cooked while the remainder is trying to rise.

For a bet the instructions say to allow your dough to rise before putting it on the tray?

jessicamb

squeaky wrote: »

I'd be inclined not to whack it straight on the tray to rise. The bit closet to it will cook, so your bottom half inch will be cooked while the remainder is trying to rise.

For a bet the instructions say to allow your dough to rise before putting it on the tray?

Its a bit vague on instructions, just says to preheat before use

So the best approach is to make the dough in the BM, then shape it, leave it to rise on a board or something and transfer onto the baking tray just before cooking?

Think I'm getting confused as I would normally leave the bread to rise in the tin but as you say it will start cooking