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Answers to some of our most often asked questions are below.
Please contact us if we can answer any additional questions you may have about Knot Baked or our products.
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| Can I travel with my bread if I put it in a cooler? |
| Yes. The key is to keep the dough completely frozen. It usually takes a couple of hours for the
dough to begin thawing, even when it’s at room temperature. So, putting the dough into a cooler with ice
should keep it frozen for several hours. Be careful,though... if the dough does start to thaw, or rise, it will
not endure the jostling of travel. It will most likely fall flat prior to baking. |
| What if I forgot to set my bread out to thaw and rise..... is there a 'quickie method'? |
| Yes, there is a quickie method. However, the end product will not be the same. The bread will
still taste great; but since it didn't have time to rise, it will be much more dense. If you have at least an hour,
see the Accelerate the thawing/rising process instructions below for speeding up the thawing process.
If you need to bake right away, place the rolls in the oven while it is preheating, and then cook for the
recommended baking time. They may need an additional 5-10 minutes at the end, so allow for some extra
baking time. |
| What kind of pan should I use to bake rolls? |
| We recommend an insulated cookie sheet. |
| Can I put my bread in a pyrex 13 x 9 inch pan instead of a cookie sheet? |
| Yes. Watch the bottom closely as glass tends to brown the bottom and edges quicker
than a metal cookie sheet. It would also be a good idea to drop the temperature for rolls from 375 to 350
and increase the baking time to 15-20 minutes instead of 8-12 minutes. |
| Do I need to spray nonstick spray on my cookie sheets? |
| Yes. The rolls will stick without it. . |
| I keep my house very chilly... should I adjust the time I set my bread out to rise? |
| Yes. In a cool house, butter rolls and coffee cakes can take up to 8 hours to rise.
In a warm, humid environment, the same products can rise in as little as 5 hours. Swedish Rye tends
to rise quicker than the other products because there is no butter in it. |
| Can I let my bread thaw in the refrigerator instead of out on the counter? |
| In theory, absolutely. However, the logistics get tricky. Products should NOT be moved
from one pan or container to another after they have begun to thaw. So, unless you have a cookie sheet
or baking pan that can go from your fridge to the oven, it’s not a good idea to mess with it.
Allow 15-20 hours in the fridge, and an hour out on the counter before baking. |
| How do I accelerate the thawing/rising process? |
| Set the bread out on the appropriate pan or baking sheet as soon as you get up.
About an hour before meal time, turn your oven to it’s lowest setting (usually 170).
As soon as it is preheated turn it OFF, and leave the door open for a minute to let some of the heat out.
The goal is to get it to about 100 degrees. Set your thawing rolls in the warm oven and close the door.
Check back in about 20 minutes or so, and you should find that the rolls have thawed and probably
even risen some. Take the rolls out of the oven and set them GENTLY on the counter. Preheat the oven to
the appropriate baking time, and bake them immediately. |
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