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Old 11-15-2007, 08:42 PM
pizzaziggy pizzaziggy is offline
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Default kneading questions

I'm doing all my dough by hand.
mostly all caputo or a 70/30 or so mix caputo and high gluten.
i'm mixing either 500 gram or 250 gram batches and allowing the 20 minute hydration after initial mixing
I've tried only minimal kneading..2 to 3 minutes and while the dough cooks really well, my balls come out of the refrigerator the next day looking more like pancakes.
I really don't understand what kneading does..other than mixing
so...what is a good kneading time...3 minutes...5 minutes ?
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