On 4/11/2012 10:33 AM, Nancy2 wrote:

> I bet you can find a "how-to" knead video at youtube.... I've been
> using my mixer dough hook - I love French bread - be sure to get a
> mister with water, and mist the loaves in the oven at the beginning of
> the baking and maybe once during so the loaves will have a nice
> crust. It isn't particularly light - my neighbor and I once ate a
> whole loaf right out of the oven with a handy stick of real butter....
> in France, we were always served unsalted butter and then sprinkled a
> little salt on it. That was really good.

I forgot the water part of the baking technique! The recipe I used said
to use the kitchen aid dough hook, which I did, then it said to knead it
by hand. I'll have to try letting the dough hook do all the kneading
next time.