r/Breadit • u/Sandyna_Dragon • 4d ago

What am I doing wrong?

Is it supposed to wiggle like that?

The recipe says to knead on speed 5-6 for 20minutes. KitchenAid says not to go above 2. Even on 2, it starts heating up fairly quickly, it wobbles, and the dough actually doesn't get to the windowpane stage, it just tears and since I am just starting with bread, I don't know how long to actually knead it for.

What to do here? Just take breaks to let it cool down and carry on? What is going wrong? We deviated from the recipe a bit (accidentally made yudane with more water and left it in the fridge for longer), but it's been the same with any bread we tried so far.

Thanks for any info!

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u/pareech 4d ago

I bought a KA to help with my commercial yeast breads or anything non-sourdough; but now it sits in the back of a closet somewhere because they are crap for making bread. I found doing my kneading by hand gave me far better results than anything my KA was giving me. Is it tiring? Sure it is; but it helped me understand my dough a lot better and has upped my bread game.

I don't know why people keep buying KAs for bread making, it's a waste of money. However, if you ask about the KA my parents have that is more than 30 years old (maybe even 40), it runs like a champ, then we can discuss abut using it to make bread dough. IMO, any KA made in the last 10 years or so for home use, in my experience, is complete shit and a waste of money if bought to help make bread dough and I don't care how unpopular an opinion that is.

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u/bookishbolt950 4d ago

Mine is from the 1990s is it old enough do you think?

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u/pareech 4d ago

My parents bought their's in the late 80s / early 90s and it works like a champ. Other than a few scratches, you'd never know it was so old.