I always put the dought in the frig overnight after the first rise. I shape
it in the morning and it is excellent.

Joe
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> On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:57:19 -0700, D. Sutton
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>>I'm about to make some challah for the upcoming jewish holidays and
>>want it to be fresh for dinner on saturday night, but won't have time
>>all day saturday to make it and let it rise, etc.
>>
>>Would it work if I prepared the dough on friday night and let it rise
>>in the fridge overnight? The recipe calls for rising time of only 90
>>minutes, so would it be okay to sit in the fridge for hours? Would it
>>rise just the same in there? Is there a special way to break up bread
>>recipes when the dough is going to sit overnight?
>
> I take it you were finished making it before the fast came in? Then
> if was in the fridge for the next day until sunset?
>
>>any help is appreciated.
>
> So... did it work?
>
> I would have taken it out of the fridge about 30-45 minutes before the
> fast was supposed to go out. That way you could shape it after the
> fast went out, let it sit for 30 minutes for the second raise while
> getting the rest of the food ready, then bake and you'd have HOT
> Challah for the meal.
>
> (Of course, depends on how religious you are. Some would do it so
> that they could bake it just as the fast goes out.)
>
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