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Mixing too much/not growing - Melissa

Nifcon@aol.com
Sat, 16 Feb 2002 10:41:57 EST
v102.n008.12
It is possible to mix too much in a mechanical mixer but you would have to 
mix on high speed for a long time to break down the gluten structure.

One reason for your bread growing slower may be that processors put a lot 
of heat into the dough and processor doughs often end up warmer than their 
mixer counterparts. Try using water at a higher temperature (say 10 C 
higher) to mix the dough and see if that makes a difference.

John Wright
Yorkshire, England

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"