Must bread dough clear the side of the mixer using the hook?
I can get it to clear just fine with the paddle, but I can't reliably do so with the hook attachment, even after ten minutes at the fastest setting. My flour is fairly strong, autolysed, and the hydration is ~70%. I find myself adding way too much flour to have it clear the bowl.
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Often, higher hydration doughs don't need to be mixed in a mixer at all. However, when using a mixer, it is more important to get the hydration correct, than to have all of the dough come away from the side of the bowl. I would say to use a kitchen scale to measure ingredients, and don't worry about whether or not the dough comes away from the side of the mixing bowl.
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Just put everything in the bowl, attach the dough hook, and set it on the lowest setting. Let the machine mix for a minute or two, and then come back and see if it the dough is too dry or too wet. What is this? It should have formed a ball and clear the sides of the bowl.Is dough supposed to stick to dough hook?
When the dough climbs up the hook, that is typically an indication that the kneading is complete. A sticky dough will tend to climb the dough hook and even climb over the collar of the dough hook. Dough that contains eggs tends to be stickier and climb the hook more easily.Is the dough hook supposed to touch the bottom of the bowl?
This is a very common question asked by many first-time stand mixer owners. The short answer is, no, the attachment is not supposed to touch, hit, or scrape the bottom of the bowl.Can You Knead Your DOUGH TOO MUCH with a Stand Mixer?
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