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| Addybelle |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 07:04:03 AM
I have been trying and trying to make bread. The finished products are always good to eat. My problem is that I have always seen people making bread and the dough is smooth and stretchy. I've been trying pizza dough and bread dough. I've done it by hand and using my KitchenAid mixer. I love making bread and like I said, even with lumpy-bumpy dough, its still yummy homemade bread. Any tips?
Thanks, ladies!
~Adrienne
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| N@n |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 1:47:29 PM
Adrienne,
I find that if I add more liquid to the dough after adding the flour, I get lumps. I have better luck if I add dry ingredients to the wet. Never wet to dry I get smoother dough.
That might help you.
N@n
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| Addybelle |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 6:53:56 PM
I use organic unbleached flour. I didn't know if it was the lack of processing that took away from the *store-bought* visual appeal from it. I was just curious if I wasn't doing it right.
~Adrienne
http://addybellesgarden.blogspot.com
Suffering from Barnheart...thanks Jenna W. :-) |
| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 05:15:48 AM
What type of flour are you using? I find that if I go through the 2 kneading stages as directed in my bread recipe, my dough gets lumpy, so, I only knead it once, when initially making the dough. You just have to experiment, I'm afraid.
I find that my white flours are less lumpy, whole wheat are more lumpy, no matter how long I let my kitchen aid knead it. Right now I've got a mix of 3 cups unbleached organic white to 3 cups organic wheat. I also will put in a little more water or starter if I feel like it. This last time I used about 1 1/2 cups of starter, 6 cups of the flour, 1 cup sugar,salt, and 1/2 cup oil, and that seemed to make my bread REALLY yummy. Also, putting a pot of water in the oven, and brushing the tops with water (or spraying) makes the crust crunchy and delicious!
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| windypines |
Posted - Apr 08 2010 : 04:16:35 AM
you are certainly kneading plenty long. :) Too long?? Not sure what would be happening.
Is it in shaping your loaf?? Maybe try a different recipe??
I usually make the honey oatmeal recipe in the mixer book.
I hope you can find something that helps!
Michele |
| Addybelle |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 3:28:54 PM
When I knead it by hand, I usually go for at least 20-25 minutes. I get in a little trance and loose track of time. With the mixer, I will let it go even long b/c, well, I loose track of time. :-P I would just like to have a nice smooth bread dough. :-(
~Adrienne
http://addybellesgarden.blogspot.com
Suffering from Barnheart...thanks Jenna W. :-) |
| windypines |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 1:20:56 PM
Have you made bread recipes out of the kitchen aid book? They usually give you mixing, and kneading times to follow. Make sure you are kneading the dough long enough. My old kitchen aid recipe book says to knead the bread dough 7-10 minutes. Sounds like maybe your are not kneading it long enough??? Home made bread is the best!
Michele |
