The directions say that the largest batch this 375-watt machine can handle is a two-loaf size (about 8 cups flour max). We don't go through a lot of bread these days as we both have microwaves at work and usually take leftovers for our lunches, so I thought I'd try a two-loaf batch rather than a hand-kneaded four-loaf batch like I've done for years. (Used to do a six-loaf batch when everyone was taking sandwiches back a few years!) I might even go to single loaf batches sometimes if I can bake them well in the toaster oven. But that is not today's mission.
Here's what I did (as much for my own sake to check back on as for yours!)
5 cups whole-wheat flour (currently using Trojan by Ellisons brand)
1/2 tablespoon active-rise yeast (Fermipan)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
Run KA with dough hook at Level 2 for 15 seconds to mix dry ingredients, then slowly add:
3 cups warm water
glug vinegar
1 Tablespoon olive oil
Keep machine on Level 2. When the liquids are mixed into the dry ingredients thoroughly, add more flour, 1/2 cup at a time. I probably added 2 more cups, maybe 2.5 before the sides of the bowl stayed clear and the mass of dough kept revolving evenly.
Then I kept it going for another 2-3 minutes until smooth and elastic, before putting it in a greased covered bowl and into the oven with only the oven light on. That's the easiest consistently temperatured place for me to rise bread; I've been doing that for years.
It rose really well, and I shaped it into two loaves. It rose again while the oven heated.
Bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Voila!
I love my KA for making bread. Really, I love my KA for making anything that needs more than a cursory mixing these days. ;)
ReplyDeleteDoes yours have a pasta extruder, and if so, have you used it successfully? If so, we must talk!
ReplyDeleteI don't have any other 'fancy' attachments. We found it on sale during our round budget days (all corners cut) and didn't have the money for extras. Since then I haven't gotten around to looking for any. Which ones do you have?
ReplyDeleteI think you've got the same one I do (mine is white and I can never remember the wattage - tilt-top, though). This recipe sounds and looks great - I'll have to try it! I've been making dough in my various bread machines, but haven't yet used the KA. I use it for making cookies and banana bread a lot. And being me, I have lots of attachments (grinder and sausage-stuffer) which I've never used. Yard sales are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMy MIL has a bigger, more powerful one, 500+ wattage that can handle four loaves of bread in one batch.
ReplyDeleteI WANT the attachments you have, Jenn! We have a smoker now and want to get into sausage from the farm.
We got our machine through Air Miles points and added on the *specialty attachment pack*, which includes shredder/slicer plates, food grinder, and the pasta extruders. The last seem gimmicky, but I really should try more than once (perhaps trying THEIR recipe instead of jumping straight to my own!) before giving it up!