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Should dough rise in the dark or doesn't it matter?

Miller's picture
Miller

Should dough rise in the dark or doesn't it matter?

There are hundreds of questions about how to calculate when dough has doubled in size, at what temperature it should be kept in order to rise etc.

My question, however, is different and I have not seen an answer for it anywhere: Should dough that is left to rise be kept in darkness or does this not matter? I wonder if yeast thrives better in a dark environment or in the light.

tgrayson's picture
tgrayson

Doesn't matter.

Lazy Loafer's picture
Lazy Loafer

However, I'm quite sure it doesn't matter as the yeast is buried deep in the mass of dough where there isn't going to be much light anyway! And if it ferments or proofs in the fridge, it's pretty dark in there too. :)

Danni3ll3's picture
Danni3ll3

mini flashlights that we don’t know about! ?

dabrownman's picture
dabrownman

can be wise but these little bread babies should never see the light of day.  Ultra violet light from the sun is harmful to all living things.  It could cause the wee beasties to mutate and become something else entirely.  They might one day rival humans and possibly kill us off .......if the robots don't do it first.  SO keep them sheltered from direct sunlight if you don't want to die a horrible death eventually.  Maybe they will fare better against the robots than we will though:-)  They could be our 'insurance policy'......

clazar123's picture
clazar123

Isn't that how they make GMO food? Expose the genes to the sun so they mutate? Or do they use sunscreen?

So much fun!

 

Seriously-never heard light was an issue.

 

Miller's picture
Miller

Thanks for the replies.