Bread Making 101-Part III

Next you get to knead your little dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and soft like a baby's bum; if you don't have anything to reference that to, sorry for you. But it looks like this:


You need to spray the bowl and the dough baby with Pam or brush with oil, whatever your fancy is. Then you cover him up with a blankie (dish towel) and let him rise until double in size:


When you poke him in the middle, he should be airy and soft, oooooh...


Sadly, you must punch it down and prepare for the next step: