This is one of my most favorite baking tips:
To help bread dough rise, especially in cool weather, place the bowl with dough inside a larger bowl filled with warm water. Cover with plastic wrap or a towel. This keeps the dough moist and warm which makes it rise more quickly.
I once saw a specially designed double-bowl made for this purpose. It was rather silly since you can just make one yourself.
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I have also heard of a woman who combined her bread making day with her laundry day. She would put the bread on her dryer which makes moist heat as anyone who's had a dryer that doesn't vent can tell you.
I'd heard that, too, but I've never been able to put it into practice since I still do my laundry in a cold, dank basement. I believe that in heaven we'll all have first floor laundry (of course, no one will be wearing clothes then so that kinda complicates my theory.:o))
I did this once and the water spilled over in to the dough bowl. Sticky, gluey mess.
Another, less risky idea is to put the dough bowl in the oven with the bowl of warm water. Same effect without less chance for splashes.
Or, turn on your oven on the lowest possible setting for 30 seconds, then turn off. I can't imagine this takes much more energy than using heated (warm) water from the tap. And you don't have to worry about spilling water (most important for the klutzy among us --> me.)
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