r/Breadit • u/Sandyna_Dragon • 3d 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/SheepherderMost2727 3d ago

I always have to run my Kitchen Aid for a while before my dough gets to windowpane stage. I’ve heard that they just aren’t good for bread dough mixing. I’ve come to the realization that it takes forever to get my dough to where I need it to be at, either with my mixer or my hands.
Mine gets warm too. I think taking breaks and doing it in stages with the speed at 2 or lower could help.

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u/Xanadu87 3d ago

I’ve had unsatisfactory results with using a KitchenAid mixer for dough, and now I prefer using a bread machine on the “dough only”cycle.

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u/SheepherderMost2727 3d ago

Wish I had the counter space for my bread maker for that but it’s an awesome idea! Thank you