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Registered: ‎09-28-2010

Question re. Baking Bread via machine, hand or mixer

Hey folks! Lately I've been letting my bread dough hydrolize (rests for 30 minutes right after adding the flour and before I start to actually knead it) and am finding it really makes a huge difference in the consistency of the crumb.

Am curious if anyone else does this and whether or not the breadmaking machines have a 'rest' period after the mix and before the knead cycle. I do mine in my mixer so don't do a lot of hand-kneading.