General Instructions For Mixing And Kneading Yeast Dough - KitchenAid K45SSWH Instructions And Recipes Manual

General Instructions
For Making
And
Kneading
Dough
with the Rapid Mix Method
"Rapid
Mix"
describes a bread baking
method that calls for dry yeast to be
mixed with other dry ingredients before
liquid is added. Ill contrast, the
traditional method is to dissolve yeast ill
warm water.
1. Place all dry ingredients including
yeast into bowl, except last 1 to 2
cups flour.
2. Attach bowl and dough hook. Lock
4½ quart mixer head or raise 5 quart
mixer bowl. Turn to Speed 2 and mix
about 15 seconds, or until ingredients
are combined.
3. Continuing on Speed 2, gradually
add liquid ingredients to flour
mixture and mix 1 to 2 minutes
longer. See Illustration A.
NOTE: If liquid ingredients are added
too quickly, they will form a pool
around the dough hook and slow down
mixing process.
4.
Contintling oil Speed 2, gently add
remaining flour, _ cup at a time. See
[llustration B.
Mix
until dough
clings
to hook and cleans sides of bowl,
about 2
miimtes.
5. When dough
clings to
hook, knead
on Speed 2 for 2 ininutes, or until
dough is smooth and elastic. See
Illustration C.
6. Unlock and raise head oil 41/2 quart
mixer or lower howl oil 5 quart mixer
and remove dough from hook. Follow
directions in recipe for rising,
shaping
and
baking.
When rising
the traditional method to
prepare a favorite recipe, dissolve yeast
ill warm water in warmed bowl. Add
remaining liquids and dry ingredients,
ILLUSTRATION A
ILLUSTRATION B
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ILLUSTRATIONC
except last 1 to 2 cups flour. Turn to
Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute, or
until ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
Proceed with Steps 4 through 6.
Both methods work equally well for
bread preparation. However, the "Rapid
Mix"
method may be a bit faster and
easier for new bread bakers. It is
slightly more temperature tolerant
because the yeast is mixed with dry
ingredients rather than with warm
liquid.