RE: making bread without Kitchen Aid

[Guest guest]

Can I still make the bread recipes decently if I don't have a Kitchen Aid

or other mixer? Using my little old hands? DON " T LAUGH!

I won't laugh. Breads can be trying for ANYONE. EVEN gluten containing

ones, but ESPECIALLY GFCF ones. So your answer is " Yes and no " . Yes to

another electric beater (use the batter beater attachment though not the

dough hook), esp. if the batter is very loose. The Kitchen Aid is just

unique in its mixing pattern/ability and power with stiffer doughs like

GFCF, and has less issues with doughs climbing the beaters, burning the

motor, etc. Unless stated differently for the recipe, the more air that can

be incorporated in the dough the better the chance for rise.

No to hand beating MOST times for the above reasons. Some batters are so

loose though you can get away with it like the Noah's recipe.

Jay

[Guest guest]

Jay,

Thanks for the info. Here's another question for you and anyone else (I

know it's been asked before); can you convert the Noah's bread and other

more 'batter' type recipes to bread maker? I know you would have to

halve the recipe or something. I am so baking impaired - anything I

could do in the breadmaker would be a Godsend.

I am going to attempt a bread recipe (not sure which one yet) using no

rice or potato flours. Arghh....

Charlene