November 18, 2011 - 3:05pm
Mixer help needed for Polish Country rye
Background: I have made over 100 loaves, mostly using the sourdough "no-knead" meathod. Now I have a 300W Kitchen Aid mixer on loan. I have tried the following recipe several times: http://www.lkphd.com/baking/2010/7/8/polish-country-rye-bread.html [1]
My problem: gluten never seems to develop to anything even remotely like a "windowpane." Worse still, after just 2 minutes in the mixer, the dough starts to break down, and become progressively more soupy
I have attempted the following