When Is Kneading Done?
To Do This, Tear off a Chunk of Dough and Stretch It Between Your Fingers. If the Dough Tears, You Haven't Developed Enough Gluten and It Needs More Kneading...
To do this, tear off a chunk of dough and stretch it between your fingers. If the dough tears, you haven't developed enough gluten and it needs more kneading. If it stretches without breaking, making a windowpane of sorts, you're done and you can let the dough rest.
How long should the kneading process take?
On a practical level, it takes up to 25 minutes—and some well-developed forearm muscles—to knead dough fully by hand, and just about 8 minutes in the stand mixer with the dough hook. However, if you do not own a stand mixer, you can still make a good loaf of bread from most doughs.
How long should dough rest after kneading?
It needs to sit on the counter for 20-30 minutes for the gluten to relax and allow folding and shaping without tearing.
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