http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-9118 Shirley Fri, 29 May 2009 22:55:03 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-9118 Marble or granite would be great, but there are much less expensive boards you could buy too. I have a very large board that is made of smooth glass on one side and textured glass on the other, with corners that keep the board from moving. This board is really a cutting board, I think, but the smooth surface is a wonderful kneading surface, and it washes up quickly. I know some people do knead right on the countertop, but I prefer a board of some sort. Marble or granite would be great, but there are much less expensive boards you could buy too. I have a very large board that is made of smooth glass on one side and textured glass on the other, with corners that keep the board from moving. This board is really a cutting board, I think, but the smooth surface is a wonderful kneading surface, and it washes up quickly. I know some people do knead right on the countertop, but I prefer a board of some sort.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-9092 Kim Fri, 29 May 2009 13:51:45 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-9092 On what kind of surface do you kneed? I tried it on my laminate countertop, and it seems like that would be really dirty. I used to have an unfinished wooden cutting board, but that too didn't work. The dough got caught on little nicks in the wood. Is it worth it to get some kind of marble/granite board? On what kind of surface do you kneed? I tried it on my laminate countertop, and it seems like that would be really dirty. I used to have an unfinished wooden cutting board, but that too didn’t work. The dough got caught on little nicks in the wood. Is it worth it to get some kind of marble/granite board?

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 Sean Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:44:45 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-6184 Hello, have you ever tried a no-knead bread? This works great. I bake it in a cast Iron dutch oven. It comes out fantastic. Hello, have you ever tried a no-knead bread? This works great. I bake it in a cast Iron dutch oven. It comes out fantastic.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 Shirley Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:25:06 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-2558 Natalie... Most doughs need to be kneaded by hand for at least ten minutes. The dough will tell you when it has been kneaded enough. Look for small bubbles forming under the surface of the dough and a dough that is soft and elastic and feels "alive." Usually this happens after about ten minutes of kneading. Natalie… Most doughs need to be kneaded by hand for at least ten minutes. The dough will tell you when it has been kneaded enough. Look for small bubbles forming under the surface of the dough and a dough that is soft and elastic and feels “alive.” Usually this happens after about ten minutes of kneading.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2556 Natalie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:51:28 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-2556 Hi Shirley, I've been using a stand mixer with a dough hook for kneading. I'm passing on a recipe to a friend that doesn't have a stand mixer for kneading. What would be the equivalent with a 3-min. machine kneading for hand kneading? Hi Shirley, I’ve been using a stand mixer with a dough hook for kneading. I’m passing on a recipe to a friend that doesn’t have a stand mixer for kneading. What would be the equivalent with a 3-min. machine kneading for hand kneading?

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Shirley Thu, 29 May 2008 14:32:02 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/making-bread-kneading-the-dough/#comment-1106 Hi Susan! Thanks for the tips. I agree, bread machines do a fantastic job of kneading bread. However, the oatmeal bread recipe I've been making makes three loaves of bread at a time, and it’s too much dough for my bread machine to handle. Also, I really do enjoy kneading and the whole process of making bread "by hand," but the bread machine is a great alternative for a smaller recipe. Hi Susan! Thanks for the tips. I agree, bread machines do a fantastic job of kneading bread. However, the oatmeal bread recipe I’ve been making makes three loaves of bread at a time, and it’s too much dough for my bread machine to handle. Also, I really do enjoy kneading and the whole process of making bread “by hand,” but the bread machine is a great alternative for a smaller recipe.

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