April 3, 2007 - 4:48pm
kneading with kitchen aid
Hi, everyone. I want to know how long you knead with a kitchenaid. I have one with a spiral dough hook, and it says knead on 2 for 2 minutes after the dough clears the bowl. At about 1.5 minutes, my 65% hydration lean white dough starts sticking to the sides again and if I let it go for the full 2 minutes it totally sticks to the sides of the bowl all the way around and is no longer a ball. Is this a problem, or is it normal and simply because the dough is a higher hydration? When I take a piece of the dough it is stretchy, and I think it passed the windowpane test if I did it correctly. The dough rises well and bakes up fine. I am concerned that I am overworking the dough, but 2 minutes seems so short. I am confused.