KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook (Optional Accessory for KitchenAid Stand Mixers)

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Roll the dough up into either a round shape if you’re baking the bread on a baking sheet or a rectangular shape if you’re using a loaf tin, making the seam side of the bread is facing downwards. Currently, KitchenAid offers two different styles of dough hooks: the C-shaped and the PowerKnead (spiral) hook.

From beetroot to banana bread, to brioche and naan, there’s more to bake than just the classics. And your stand mixer can definitely lend you a hand. Warning: The spiral dough hook should only be used on mixers that come with it, because it was specially designed for specific models. Using it on a mixer that it was not designed for could cause damage to the mixer, even though it may appear to fit.Living the gluten-free life? This delicious loaf will fit right in. The intricate mix of different flours, binders, and leavening agents requires extra focus and a pinch of courage. But if you’re up for a baking challenge, it’s a must-try. Alongside some classic accessories including a wire balloon whisk, flat beater and dough hook, the Titanium Chef Baker also comes with digital, built-in weighing scales. While integrated scales might seem like an unnecessary luxury, having the ability to weigh directly into your mixing bowl is a huge benefit, not only saving on time but also on washing up. The scales also double as a timer, which is ideal if you’re keen to keep mixing and kneading times as precise as possible. Save time - If you use your stand mixer, you can multitask. While it does the heavy lifting – mixing and kneading – you can prep your next move. This way, you’ll always be one step ahead.

Mixing bowl: Make sure to choose a bowl with enough capacity. If your recipe requires proofing and you plan to proof in the bowl, choose one with enough room for your dough to double in size. While some kitchen appliances are more hassle than they’re worth, a stand mixer saves you valuable cooking time without adding to the dishes. After all, you were going to dirty a bowl and a beater anyway and the attachments and bowl are often dishwasher-safe. The pastry beater is the optimal tool for cutting butter into flour to make pastries like pie dough, tart dough, biscuits, and scones. It takes the place of a handheld pastry cutter to give you light, flaky pastries with less effort. The optimal speed for cutting butter into flour is speeds 2-3. The pastry beater breaks down butter to pea-sized pieces within 1-2 minutes and into breadcrumb-sized pieces within 2-3 minutes. All the best stand mixers use what’s called planetary action. This lets you mix the contents brilliantly without the need for a great big spinning beater that’s the size of the bowl.Whether you’re a fan of The Great British Bake Off , a seasoned baker or you just fancy flexing your baking muscles at home, there’s simply no two ways about it – you need a stand mixer. The best stand mixers help you to be a better cook: they take the hard work out of mixing cakes and batter, and even knead bread dough so you don’t have to. You might also want to look out for features such as a soft-start function, which reduces mess by going very gently at first. There’s also load-sensing, which detects when you’re mixing something that’s especially tough or easygoing, and adjusts power so that the speed is consistent no matter what. Although it’s fine to leave your mixer to knead the dough for around 8 minutes while you get on with something else, keep in mind that if it’s on a shiny surface it may move bit by bit across the worktop. To make bread by hand, you only need a bowl, a spoon and your hands to create rustic homemade bread dough that is as much a labor of love as actual labor. Today, there are many tools that can help streamline the process and take homemade bread from a special occasion treat, to an everyday dinner table centerpiece. While the exact equipment you’ll need depends on your recipe, here is some of the most common bread-making equipment:

The KitchenAid Powerknead attachment is best suited for mixers with powerful motors and large mixing bowls, like the Pro-Line and Professional models. The reason for this is that the bowl-lift models have a retaining washer inside the mixer head designed to protect the gear train from the upward force caused by the force generated from kneading the dough off the bottom of the bowl. Many hand mixers now come with dough hooks as standard, but if the mixer its self hasn’t got much power behind it, then you will have a ten minute battle with the mixer and the dough and it would probably be much easier just to knead the bread by hand. The Chef Patissier XL is an all-in-one baking machine. Not only does it do everything a traditional stand mixers does – and does it well – but it also has in-bowl weighing and warming. This means you can weigh, mix and prove your bread dough all from one bowl. It’s also ideal for melting chocolate and butter, or even for making Swiss meringue. You may find yourself seeking the meditative comfort that comes from crafting delicious homemade bread more than ever before. Whether you’re already an accomplished home baker or a novice who wants to branch out and add bread to your repertoire, you might wonder how to make homemade bread. KitchenAid stand mixers handle every tough and tedious baking task imaginable. Everything from mixing cake batters, whipping up meringues, and churning out ice cream – if you can think of it – your KitchenAid mixer can probably do it.

According to KitchenAid’s response to a curious customer, they don’t recommend swapping a spiral hook for a C-shaped hook. For more information on how the Kenwood Chef and a comparison of the different models, take a look at the following article: While bread comes in many forms across the globe with a wide variety of ingredients, a basic loaf of leavened bread like white, rye or boule varieties, share some common ingredients. These types of bread typically start with flour, yeast (or a starter for sourdough bread), salt and water. Some varieties add oil or butter for richness, honey or sugar for sweetness, and other ingredients like sprouted grains or dried fruit to layer in texture or nutrients. Many basic bread recipes include: