Questions tagged [kneading]

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Avoiding injuries from kneading

I've been working on my pain au levain and after a couple 15-20 minute kneadings, I have some pain in my wrist flexors. I'm using Bread Alone as my guide and Mr. Leader mentions off-handedly the importance of having a kneading surface at a correct…
sirdank
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Over kneaded dough: what can I do with it?

I severly overkneaded my dough (I left it in the standmixer for over 45 minutes by accident). What can I do with this? Can I use it for starter? Any other use-cases?
Lucas Kauffman
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Can dough be knead with a rolling pin?

Can dough be kneaded with a rolling pin instead of by hand? If not, what are the mechanic differences that make it so? How is the process of repeatedly flattening and stretching the dough different when done by hand or with a rolling pin? I have…
Maic López Sáenz
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