TRICKY TEMPERATURE

You are making up some bread and the recipe says to use warm water or milk that is anywhere from 110 - 120. Is there a quick and easy way to tell if the water is warm enough?

Really when making bread you will need to go down to the store and pick up a good thermometer. The problems that can arise from "guesstimating" are bad enough that you don't want to risk it.

If your water/milk is too warm, you can kill your yeast and the recipe will not rise properly.

If you use water/milk that is not warm enough it will not activate the yeast and your recipe will not rise.

So for now, it is better to be safe than sorry.