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I find, with refrigerated dough, it takes about 1-1.5 hours to come to room temperature, and then you have to add the regular rising time (another hour or so).f course this probably depends on the amount of dough. I took a double batch of dough (over 8 cups flour) that I made Monday out of the fridge in stages yesterday-three hours apart. The first batch netted two loaves of bread and a pizza which we had for lunch.
Make sure you use a big enough container because the dough will continue to rise. You might have to knock it down more than once. I find that it takes two to three hours sometimes for the dough to come to room temperature and start to rise again. Of course this probably depends on the amount of dough. I took a double batch of dough (over 8 cups flour) that I made Monday out of the fridge in stages yesterday-three hours apart. The first batch netted two loaves of bread and a pizza which we had for lunch. And the second batch three loaves. I make bread most weeks and often plan to bake a pizza intentionally with dough that was made 3 to 5 days earlier.