On 4/13/2012 10:27 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:16:11 -0400, >
> 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


The machine is a hand-me-down from my grandmother, so no manual.