04-24-05  19:29, Cindy Haglund told Barbara Mcnay about HELLO!?

 How do, Cindy?

 BM> I never had very good luck making bread by hand.  I think it was
 BM> because I probably used too much flour and had too stiff a dough.

 CH> Flour is tricky. I've a Kitchen Aid(TM). The bread hook does all the
 CH> kneading for me though my sister says ten minutes is how long she does
 CH> it for. They give a much shorter kneading time. I think it depends on
 CH> the kind of flour. Heavier flours (whole wheat) need more kneading.
 CH> Less gluten in them I think is why. I've always had bad luck with the
 CH> wheat breads so make it half and half (unbleached white to whole
 CH> wheat) and it comes out better though doesn't rise very well.

I've heard about the gluten factor too. I guess the 'whole wheat' grains
don't have any.


... James

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