Category "kneading"

How do I deal with a really wet, messy dough?

I have been experimenting with bread recently and today made some really basic white bread with this recipe. I found that the dough was really messy and sticky

Kneading dough - significance of warm hands

I made bread the other day and kneaded the dough by hand. The recipes everywhere ask for warm water, which is understandabe for the yeast to rise. When my mot

What happens when you knead bread dough?

Why do you (most of the time) knead the dough when baking bread? And what does it do with the bread? (I was going to mark this question as Community Wiki, but

Can dough be knead with a rolling pin?

Can dough be kneaded with a rolling pin instead of by hand? If not, what are the mechanic differences that make it so? How is the process of repeatedly flatten

Working with sticky dough for pizza making

I made a pizza dough with a recipe containing: 20 ounces of wheat, 2.25 teaspoon of Salt, 1/2 teaspoon of active yeast, 12 ounces water. After a good time of k

When is it best to do stretch and fold versus mechanical kneading?

I have recently starting making bread using the stretch and fold technique, getting much better results in terms of crumb than previously using my kitchen aid a

Lamian (Hand Pulled Noodles) Technique Question

I have been learning and working on creating Lamian (拉麵) for a year now, and it has been quite an adventure! I had little experience working with

Kneading Bread After Rising

Why should bread be kneaded before rising? If I knead bread after the first rise what difference will it make?

Why is my fresh pasta tough?

I picked up a Marcato Pasta Maker and followed the recipe included to make both fettuccine and ravioli. The instructions that came with the machine offer two ba

Why isn't my dough doubling?

Today makes twice that I've tried to make brioche and twice I've failed. I have some suspects: Kneading-I don't have a stand mixer and mixing everything by han

Should enriched doughs pass the windowpane test?

I'm trying to make the nan-e qandi recipe from Hot Bread Kitchen; recipe re-printed here. It contains sugar (honey) and a fair amount of fat, with full-fat milk

When and how much flour do I add when mixing dough?

I am a rookie bread baker and I have been following some recipes that range in amounts of water and flour. I have a Kitchenaid artisan mixer that has been doing

Tiny beads/flecks of uncooked dough all through my bread

I'm not sure exactly what aspect of my bread-making is at fault here, but this is close to my tenth loaf, and each one has turned out a bit differently as I've

To knead or not to knead, that is the question [closed]

I recently saw a recipe for no-knead bread. The process was the same except that instead of kneading, you just let the bread sit for 12 hours.

Avoiding injuries from kneading

I've been working on my pain au levain and after a couple 15-20 minute kneadings, I have some pain in my wrist flexors. I'm using Bread Alone as my guide and Mr

When kneading bread dough, how sticky is 'too sticky'?

I often see the directions "If it's too sticky, add more flour". This usually comes shortly after "Add as little flour as possible." Being a perfectionist, thes

Bread baking: dough has little holes after first rise

I'm making a half white flour, half whole wheat flour bread, with garlic, olive oil and dried herbs. After kneading it for about 20 min I left it to rise even t

Rubbery Naan bread

i can't find anywhere on the internet on how to fix naan bread that is rubbery. My customer has switch to a self raising flour which has a higher protein leve

What does it mean when you feel bubbles pop when kneading bread dough?

Sometimes when I am kneading my dough I can feel some of the air bubbles popping. Is this a bad thing? Does this mean I am kneading it to long? Every were I hav

Kneading difficulties with rye flour

My everyday bread recipe contains: 550 g flour 370 g water 12 g salt 4 g yeast I knead it in a Kitchenaid mixer with a C-shaped dough hook (which, I know, is