I have halogen undercabinet lights in my kitchen. The tiny bulbs produce a lot of heat, but it's the perfect spot to put bread dough to rise. I put the bowl up close to the lights and turn it every so often so the warmth doesn't just get to one side of the dough. When I do 4 loaves at a time, I have to use my oven for the final rise, but I set it for the lowest temperature possible (175) and ALWAYS set the timer for 1 minute. That's just enough to warm up the oven and the timer reminds me to turn it off. Then, I turn the oven light on just for some extra warmth.

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