C'mon over Capt. Bob! Tip-- OIL the bucket. Seals it. Do not however attempt to season it in the oven like cast iron-- oops! It USED to have a channel stuck on, on the bottom, through which you could run a rail you'd clamp down... til I melted it off! I bet it really used to keep the damn thing from sliding around when the handle was cranked through all that dough! Oh well, a towel underneath does as well.

Leftover dough was always a problem... all my pans were old used wonderjobs from the second hand store-- great pans but no two the same size. So I could never get the dough to come out exactly even among the pans. The remains I would roll into little balls, dip in melted butter, and roll in sugar. Crowded together into a pan they rose up into delightfully wicked treats. This was timed to come out of the oven as the school bus drew up out front-- this would become the snack of the day, and therefore the bread could finish cooling and still be there in the morning for sandwiches!

Maybe our April Mudcat Gathering should feature bread dough to abuse! VERY funny to picture a kitchen full of people pickin' all peaceful like, as the bread rises and then WHAMMM!! Beating the crap out of it! BAMM! Take that, Emeril!

~S~