KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook (Optional Accessory for KitchenAid Stand Mixers)

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Although it’s fine to leave your mixer to knead the dough for around 8 minutes while you get on with something else, keep in mind that if it’s on a shiny surface it may move bit by bit across the worktop. You may find yourself seeking the meditative comfort that comes from crafting delicious homemade bread more than ever before. Whether you’re already an accomplished home baker or a novice who wants to branch out and add bread to your repertoire, you might wonder how to make homemade bread. According to KitchenAid’s response to a curious customer, they don’t recommend swapping a spiral hook for a C-shaped hook.

This dual rotating mechanism combined with the hook shape allows it to knead the dough by pushing it to the bottom of the bowl, instead of the side of the bowl like the C-shaped hook. This makes the kneading action more efficient meaning your bread dough not only mixes better but you have less of it clinging to the hook. The more efficient design also allows you to knead up to 25% more dough at a time! In this article, I want to compare both the KitchenAid dough hook vs spiral and highlight some of the key differences between these two attachments. Place the mixer bowl on digital scales and weigh the flour, yeast and salt into the bowl, keeping the salt and the yeast separate from each other.

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Alongside some classic accessories including a wire balloon whisk, flat beater and dough hook, the Titanium Chef Baker also comes with digital, built-in weighing scales. While integrated scales might seem like an unnecessary luxury, having the ability to weigh directly into your mixing bowl is a huge benefit, not only saving on time but also on washing up. The scales also double as a timer, which is ideal if you’re keen to keep mixing and kneading times as precise as possible. Making bread comes down to these three steps: mixing and kneading, proofing, and baking. It might sound like you need a fully equipped kitchen, but you don’t. You just need the right tools. With the KitchenAid Bread Bowl, you can use one and the same bowl, from mixer to oven. Here’s how: Mixing and kneading - Use the Bread Bowl just like a regular mixing bowl. Put it on your stand mixer – it pairs with all KitchenAid 4.3, 4.7 and 4.8L Stand Mixers – and add all the ingredients. Attach the dough hook, switch on your mixer, and let it do all the kneading for you. Your KitchenAid mixer will come with at least 3 standard beaters (accessories), depending on which model you choose. You can decide which part to attach to the beater shaft here: Paddle (also called the flat beater) This hook has a compact structure that matches it well with mixers with lower-capacity bowls. You can easily knead small amounts of bread (one or two loaves) with this attachment. I find the dough hook works pretty well on the whole, although the dough does have a tendency to climb up the C hook, so you may find yourself stopping the mixer and pulling the dough down every now and then.

When worktop or cupboard space is in short supply, this Mini mixer is the perfect solution. While it might be 20% smaller, it’s only a slight compromise on its bigger brother, the Artisan. For starters, it’ll still be able to whip up to eight egg whites, cream 2kg of mashed potatoes or mix 680g of plain flour in its 3.3l bowl, using ten speeds powered by a quiet direct drive motor. Plus, it has the same thorough planetary mixing action of the Artisan, and even an attachment hub on the front. This means you can power everything you can with a regular KitchenAid tilt head model – mince meat, slice vegetables, roll or cut pasta or squeeze, chop and process food – without hauling another appliance out. Bakeware: Choose a loaf pan, dutch oven, or baking stone depending on the style of bread you are making. Learn more about the ways a baking stone can be used. Roll the dough up into either a round shape if you’re baking the bread on a baking sheet or a rectangular shape if you’re using a loaf tin, making the seam side of the bread is facing downwards. Boil the kettle and place a jug on the scales, pour 100ml of boiling water into the jug and add the butter so it begins to melt and becomes soft. Then top up the rest of the water with cold water. The water should feel just warm.Warning: The spiral dough hook should only be used on mixers that come with it, because it was specially designed for specific models. Using it on a mixer that it was not designed for could cause damage to the mixer, even though it may appear to fit. The easiest way to decide which beater to use is to read the recipe, and see if the directions read "stop and scrape the mixing bowl". If that's the case, then the recipe is a perfect candidate for the flex edge beater. Not only does the KMix look great on countertops, but it also has an extra-large capacity that can hold 2.72kg of cake mixture and 1.35kg of bread dough, enough to make a couple of loaves or several Victoria sponges. Even when filled to capacity, the motor doesn’t overheat, which proves it’s not just style over substance. It does get a little shaky while making bread dough but even heavy-duty machines such as the KitchenAid Artisan become lethargic when pushed to their limits.