Sunday, September 5, 2010

Hand Kneading Bread

1st time kneading bread with hands in a long time...weird findings
  1. did autolypse with flour and water in bowl...did not knead...looked very dry...really tempted to add some water
  2. then added all other ingredients in bowl...still felt dry
  3. flipped everything onto table and started kneading...felt very dry
  4. then started to get very wet feeling...was tough to knead as it all stuck to my hand and table...before, i would have added more flour...i was very tempted to do the same today but decided to just keep kneading as i heard its normal for it to feel wet and later get better...
  5. then after 3 min of kneading, it turned tacky, no longer yet....nothing stuck to fingers or table...amazing! was perfect
  6. kneaded 5-7 min more and found baker's window...stopped and let it rest and rise in bowl with some oil
  7. let it rise double
  8. punch down and roll into the pan and cover
  9. rise and bake 400 degrees for 30min

bread turned out way better than machine mixed!...holes better and so was the texture...liked it a lot! maybe best bread in a long time...quicker too...

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