Does anyone make bread not in a bread machine?

If you've been cooking, put it near the oven or stove, covered with a cloth. You could also put it on one of those cookie cooling wire stands, over a bowl of hot water.

Ideal conditions for letting your bread rise in the pan are about 110º F and 90% humidity. That is the temperature we advise for the proof boxes at the bakery I work at.

You could turn on your oven to a very low setting and place a pan of water inside while you are mixing your bread, just to warm it up a little, then turn it off and let the bread rise in there. Definately get an oven thermometer to watch the temp - too high and it will kill the yeast.