How to proof dough in Instant Pot without yogurt setting or with it quickly! Love baking bread or homemade pizza dough but need a warm area for it to rise? Here’s the best kitchen hack when proofing bread dough in Ninja Foodi pressure cooker too.
Homemade pizza dough is now super easy to make. The trick is to proof dough in Instant Pot to save a bit of time. It’s always a nice warm place without having to heat up your house. (affiliate links present)
If you love baking but don’t necessarily like waiting around, this is a great alternative. If you love to make sourdough starter from scratch and make all the things you might need this tip. Live where it snows so it isn’t always warm on your countertop? You have got to try this!
How to proof bread in Instant Pot without yogurt setting
If you don’t have this button that is okay. You should just turn on the “keep warm” setting instead. Do so for just a couple of minutes to warm up the inside of your pot. Turn it off. Add the ball of dough and close the lid. Allow the heat to rise the dough this way instead. If you love your own homemade white bread recipe then use that one instead.
Jump to
If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should know how to deglaze a pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the model I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.
Proofing Pizza Dough in Instant Pot
No, this isn’t just for bread. You can use it to proof dough of any kind. You can use our recipe below for homemade pizza dough with yeast or if yours has been handed down then by all means use that with our instructions for timing and all. 😉
This is the answer! Use your pressure cooker on the yogurt setting to do it. Of course you can do this too in your oven but who wants to heat up your whole house, especially during the summertime?
Traditionally it is about 2 hours. If you use our Instant Pot proofing dough method here your rise time is cut it in half to just 60 minutes.
You wouldn’t like the results. The carbon dioxide can’t be released if this step is skipped and the gluten won’t stretch to hold the air bubbles. This all means that it won’t become airy and fluffy like you want it.
Use your Instant Pot! We will show you how to do that here. I have heard some use their microwave, but I am not set on this as a good method to speed up the process.
How to Proof Dough in Ninja Foodi
If you are using a Foodi there really aren’t any changes other than the lid that is not attached is used for pressure cooking and the one that is will crisp. You do not want any crunch to this so leave that one up and it won’t be used at all.
Instant Pot Pizza Dough Ingredients
- Active dry yeast
- Warm water
- Sugar
- All purpose flour
- Olive oil
- Salt
How to proof dough in a pressure cooker
- As with any yeast bread recipe, you need to combine the yeast, warm water and sugar together. This will activate the yeast and make it a bit foamy.
- Next you’ll add your all purpose flour, olive oil and salt until it is combined. You do not want to over-mix bread. Your dough should look like this above.
- Dump on to a floured surface and knead by hand for about 6 minutes. You can use a dough hook on a stand mixer alternatively for 5 minutes.
- Oil the inside of your pot inside your machine. Make sure it is well coated on the bottom and the sides too.
- Place dough ball in center of pot and close your lid and steam valve.
Select the yogurt function and set to 1 hour of time. - Take Instant Pot lid off. It should be double in size If you need to knead and proof bread dough a second time, follow same steps as above.
- Remove pizza dough, roll out flat on parchment paper or cutting board, add sauce and toppings as you wish. Bake creation in oven and enjoy.
This works just as well for any sort of homemade bread you might want to make too. When you press the yogurt button it isn’t pressure cooked like if you had set it on high to cook a beef recipe in the same machine or something.
- We love this easy dinner roll recipe. When the dough has to double it is easier to use our pot to let the dough rise quicker.
- I am all about saving time y’all.
If you have an off brand that may not have this button, you could use the warm setting with a glass lid. This will take longer but is a good alternative if you don’t have an oven, or don’t want to turn it on.
It may be that your yeast, baking soda, or baking powder from the store is too old. Be sure to check the expiration date on all items needed to get your dough to rise regularly. Replace if the date has passed. You also may not be using the right combination of ingredients, check your recipe carefully. The last reason is that it is not warm enough, this tip should eliminate that issue entirely.
You don’t need to cover it beyond the pressure cooker lid. If you are using another method or don’t have your lid then yes, you will need to cover the bowl with the dough inside with either plastic wrap, foil or a towel on top.
You can. After punching it down and putting it in a bowl rubbed with oil you can cover with plastic wrap and in the fridge for up to 3 days. When you take it out and want to use it though find a warm spot for it. Cover the to and it will need to rise again. Then roll it out or shape it and put it into your loaf pans to bake. This is a great method for the holidays if you have a lot of recipes going on all at once or when batch cooking.
How do you make dough rise without yeast?
If you have made anything like no yeast cinnamon rolls or sourdough bread, you’ll know how this is done. You can do this with a sourdough starter, or combining baking soda and an acid such as; lemon juice, buttermilk, or milk combined with an equal part of vinegar.
Sometimes when baking bread at home your recipe may require you to punch it down, and then let it rise a second time. Just follow the same instructions for both times.
How to Proof Dough in Instant Pot
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1.5 c warm water
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast, or 1 packet
- 3.5 c all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Place a large bowl with warm water, sugar and yeast in it. If using active dry yeast wait 5 minutes with it in your mixture so it becomes foamy.
- Add in your flour, olive oil and salt slowly. Use a wood spoon to incorporate.
- Dump on to a floured surface and knead by hand for about 6 minutes. You can use a dough hook alternatively for 5 minutes.
- Oil the inside of your pot inside your machine. Make sure it is well coated on the bottom and the sides too.
- Place dough ball in center of pot and close your lid and steam valve.
- Select the yogurt button and set to 1 hour of time.
- Take lid off, remove dough and use as pizza dough adding sauce and toppings as you wish. Bake and enjoy.
Video
Notes
Without Yogurt Button
If your Instant Pot has a “Keep Warm” function, turn it on for just a few minutes, then turn it off. You want the pot to maintain a gentle warmth. The goal is to maintain a steady temperature around 110°F to 115°F for hours. Once there set your dough and wrap top with a few thick kitchen towels during the time it is rising to trap the heat.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
