On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:16:11 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>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.

There are bread recipes in your KitchenAid recipe book that came with
the machine. It's always easiest to learn that way.
Janet US