stand mixer

[Guest guest]

you asked

.. First of all, is this

really necessary, and second of all, does anyone have

any recommendations?

Yes I think a stand mixer is a necessity{at least for me} I could not live

without my kitchen aide. jWe have a small one and it handles the load just

fine-but if I was just buying and could afford to I would opt for more power. It

is a good investment-saves time-baked goods come out better-and it lasts a very

long time{years}.Lis aF

[Guest guest]

I'll agree with the majority. A stand mixer is pretty necessary. I have a

sunbeam mixmaster, and use it all the time. It does all I need it to do,

have never had a problem with it not doing the job.

Lolita

>First of all, is this

>really necessary, and second of all, does anyone have

>any recommendations?

[Guest guest]

Hi

Does gluten free bread have to be mixed more or less. I usually put mine

in a bread maker. Would mixing before putting it in a bread maker help with

the texture ?

kelly

[Guest guest]

> Does gluten free bread have to be mixed more or less. I usually put

mine

> in a bread maker. Would mixing before putting it in a bread maker help

with

> the texture ?

I think it depends on the bread maker. Bette Hagman's books discuss the

fact that certain bread makers do a better job of mixing the sticky

gluten-free doughs. I know she mentioned a no-longer-available model, that

looks like R2D2, that worked well; I had a handmedown model that was

similar. But I find round bread annoying, and personally think it much

easier to use a Kitchenaid mixer since most of the gluten-free doughs rise

just once.

Lorilyn