Now the whole reason why I entered in this blog group in the first place is because I
I have read a few of the other blogs that were posted today on the TWD:BWJ blog to see how everyone else did on their loaves and I have to admit it makes me feel a little intimidated cause most of these people can really bake and where commenting on what a breeze this dough was to put together. I mean I didn't think it was hard but believe me when I tell you I had flour EVERYWHERE by the time those loaves went into the oven! LOL
I was also a little worried about my stand mixer. Its new to me I have only used it a couple of times and one step of the directions said to "beat and knead at medium speed for about ten minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic." Well I read somewhere not to go over speed 2 when kneading and that you only have to knead the dough for like 5 minutes total or else you could burn up your motor. Does anybody know anything about this??
All in all I think it was a fairly successful recipe. I think next time I will definitely be trying a few of the suggestions to add a cinnamon swirl to one of the loaves that sounds delicious! Here is a picture of my White Loaves....
Till next time TWD Fans....Happy Baking! :)
10 comments:
Nice loaves! And yes, you shouldn't go over speed 2 for bread dough. 5 minutes knead, let it rest a minute or two and then back to kneading. Works like a charm!
You have a beautiful blog! Don't be intimidated - there are plenty of newbies like me doing TWD. I didn't know about the motor thing...probably burned it out!
Your loaves look beautiful! Bread really intimidated me at first, too -- I hope this kicked up your confidence because you did great!
I think your bread looks lovely!
I have to admit, that I have an (ancient) KitchenAid - I guess it's a good thing that I'd never read the instructions... mine didn't have a problem and I used a higher speed, but hey... I've done it for years, and it's fine. The only thing I would say is let it cool off between batches.
Glad you had fun with this!!!
Your loaves look lovely. Everyone has been a newbie. This TWD site seems like a great place to have any of your questions answered. Happy baking too you!
nice bread....yum
Your bread looks great. We were all new bakers at one time! I'm on my 2nd Kitchen Aid. The first one lasted a long time, over 10 years, I can't remember just how long. I bought the heavy duty one this time.
Loaves look great! Good job!
I'm a bread newbie too, so you have company! That said, it looks like your bread turned out perectly.
Very nice!
No, you don't want to knead higher than 2 with the KA. The advice to knead for five minutes, then let it rest for five minutes was spot on.
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