My first attempt at making buttermilk bread last month turned out good but it was difficult. I did everything old school and mixed the batter by hand in a big bowl. I made some bread yesterday but this time I used my pink KitchenAid mixer. There is a special bread hook attachment which did a great job of folding the flour into the dough. It was faster and easier on my old arms. I still got to knead the dough by hand, which is my favorite part of the process. On top of that, it smelled the same as it was baking. I refuse to use a bread machine but I'm not ashamed to say that I've been converted to the use of a mixer for helping out with the dough.
steve's news
Friday, April 3, 2009
mechanical advantage...
My first attempt at making buttermilk bread last month turned out good but it was difficult. I did everything old school and mixed the batter by hand in a big bowl. I made some bread yesterday but this time I used my pink KitchenAid mixer. There is a special bread hook attachment which did a great job of folding the flour into the dough. It was faster and easier on my old arms. I still got to knead the dough by hand, which is my favorite part of the process. On top of that, it smelled the same as it was baking. I refuse to use a bread machine but I'm not ashamed to say that I've been converted to the use of a mixer for helping out with the dough.
