Category "kneading"

Long-rising/no-knead enriched breads?

As far as I know, the fundamental thing that makes no-knead bread work is a high hydration, a small amount of yeast, and a very long rise. This is my understand

Can Thermomix(-style) appliances knead dough well?

I make italian-style pizza, by kneading the dough in a bread machine. The machine does a very good job (it works it for around 45 minutes), much better than I c

What are some pros/cons of restarting a bread machine mid-cycle?

The situation: I put all ingredients in the bread machine pan as usual (but with a little extra sugar or honey and liquid) and start the cycle. After the first

Kneading dough by hand

I don't have a bread machine or a mixer. Kneading dough by hand is a long and tiresome process. Are there any tricks to developing gluten?

Does teff flour destroy gluten, and what do do about it?

I like to add various different types of flour to bread when baking for sake of variety: Amaranth, Chickpea, Teff, Corn, Sorghum, etc. These all worked fine wh

What is the purpose and effect of using knuckles when kneading bread dough?

Some recipes specify that the baker's knuckles should be used when kneading the dough. What is the purpose and effect of using one's knuckles as part of the kne

Why some dough recipes needs more kneading and others not? [closed]

I have 2 croissant recipes from 5 stars chef. The first recipe is for Pierre Herme: 1 Tbsp (12 g) active dry yeast 7 Tbsp (100 g) whole mil

Bread dough gluten not fully developed before hitting desired dough temperature

I have already made the dough as cold as possible before kneading like freezing the dry ingredients and chilling the biga. If I use my planetary mixer, I can fr

What is the trick to kneading silk smooth bread?

I've been teaching myself how to make bread for a few weeks, had some success but never able to create dough that is completely smooth why? Following a recipe

Kneading bread with arthritic hands-any tips?

I love to bake bread, but its too painful to knead it by hand for long enough! Anyone have any work-arounds? I'm not a seasoned bread maker, and I have a bread

kneading vs. stretch and fold with pizza

I've read in another answer, that for bread stretch and fold and kneading is more or less the same. On the other hand, almost all of the pizza recipes say knead

Lack of structure in a no-knead pizza

I hope this question is not too vague but let me try anyway. I followed a NK recipe for a pizza with the following baker's percentages 100% flour with 13% prot

Overworking bread dough by hand

Recently, I tried to make naan using this recipe: Combine 375g flour, 75g yoghurt, 200g water, 6g sugar, 4g salt, 15g oil, and 2g yeast and let rest 20 minu

Converting kneading recipe to no knead recipe

I'm a beginning baker planning to make ensaymada, which has a sweet buttery dough. The recipe I found requires kneading. Do I have to make some adjustments to t

When should one knead dough in a food processor vs. a stand mixer?

Every now and then I come across a bread recipe that calls for a food processor to mix and knead the dough. I know it's very quick, but is it actually the right

Is there any benefit to mixing bread dough by hand?

A lot of bread making guides recommend mixing the dough by hand (as opposed to a wooden spoon, dough whisk or electronic mixer). Is there any actual benefit to

How can I get a better looking crust on my baguettes?

I've been making baguettes using the "stretch & fold" method instead of kneading. The resulting baguettes have great taste & texture, but the surface is

I forgot to add butter to my king cake dough

I forgot to add butter to my dough when making king cake, I have kneaded it and left it to rise, will it ruin the dough to mix the butter in and then knead and

Large milk dough for pizza; doesn't seem to knead at all

So I set out to make pizza dough, with these ingredients: 1.25 cups whole wheat flour + 3.75 cups refined flour(5 cups total; around 750g) 1 cup water + 1 cup m

Over kneaded dough: what can I do with it?

I severly overkneaded my dough (I left it in the standmixer for over 45 minutes by accident). What can I do with this? Can I use it for starter? Any other use-c