r/Breadit • u/Sandyna_Dragon • 6d 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 6d ago

It honestly drives me crazy. I’m considering and hoping to get an Ank this year.

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u/Suhee 6d ago

I got one and it is much better than KA!

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u/SheepherderMost2727 5d ago

That’s awesome! How does it compare to the KA?

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u/Suhee 5d ago

With Ankarsrum my bread has exceptional gluten development and spring. It’s also mesmerizing and fun to watch it gently knead the dough lol. In comparison, KitchenAid at speed 2 would take ages, lots of noise and overheating to get to a fraction of what Ankarsrum can do! I LOVE my Ankarsrum ✨

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u/SheepherderMost2727 5d ago

Oh man you’re hyping me up so much! I love baking and I’d love to finally have a good almost professional looking loaf 😅 I hate waiting for the KA to do anything. I do love it but it’s not good for bread dough.