"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> yetanotherBob said...
>
>> I wouldn't go more than 8 cups with a 250 watt motor, less for
>> wheat/whole wheat and rye bread doughs. The most I've done in our old
>> K45 is 6 cups of mixed white and wheat, and I felt bad for the mixer,
> it
>> was straining so much. (It's an old friend that's served us well, so I
>> hate to stress it too much.)
>
>
> From the bread making tips section of the manual:
>
> NEVER use moe than 6 cups whole wheat flower or 8 cups all purpose flour
> when making dough in a 4.5 qt. mixer.
>
> NEVER use moe than 6 cups whole wheat flower or 10 cups all purpose flour
> when making dough in a 5 qt. mixer.
>
> NEVER exceed Speed 2 when using the dough hook.
>
> ALWAYS use the dough hook to mix and knead yeast doughs.
>
>
These problems come up all the time with KA mixers. They should have added
to the above list:

IF YOU MAKE BREAD use a Kenwood, Bosch or Magicmill.

Graham