Vent: My grandma's bread recipe takes hours to rise, and I dozed off only to find a dough blob slowly taking over my kitchen.

I woke up to a giant puff of dough that had crept out of its bowl and was inching toward the edge of the counter.

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My grandma's rye bread did the same thing to me last winter. I started using a mixing bowl twice as big as I thought I needed, and I always put that bowl on a rimmed baking sheet. It catches any overflow and saves the counter. That trick finally gave me the courage to try her sourdough recipe.

finley_flores283mo ago

Last month, my whole wheat batter exploded over the edge of my favorite ceramic bowl. I had to scrape dough off the cabinet handles for an hour. Your baking sheet idea is genius, I'm gonna try that next time. My current fix is a giant stainless steel bowl I found at a thrift store, works like a charm.

patriciaellis3mo agoOG Member

Totally stealing that baking sheet trick.