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it feels uniformly soft and pliable. Make sure
that the blade is firmly pressed back into
place after removing the dough to test it.
Kneading sweet dough:
Process dough for at least 30 seconds after
all the ingredients have been incorporated. It
will not clean the inside of the work bowl. If
necessary, scrape the bowl and process for 5
more seconds.
Rising:
Put the dough in a large, lightly floured
resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out all the
air and close tightly, allowing space for the
dough to rise.
Or put the ball of dough in a large bowl
coated with soft butter or vegetable oil. Roll
the dough around to coat its entire surface.
Cover it with a damp towel or a piece of oiled
plastic wrap.
Let it rise in a warm, draft-free place, about
80
˚ F (26 ˚ C). The rising time is usually about
1½ hours but will vary from 45 minutes to
several hours, depending on the type of flour
and the humidity in the air.
To test whether the dough has risen enough,
stick a finger in it. An indentation should
remain. If it doesn’t, let the dough rise more
and test again.
When it has risen enough, punch the dough
down.
Shaping, finishing and baking:
If you shape the dough in loaf pans, fill pans
only half full. Let rise until dough is just
slightly above the top of the pan. If shaping
free-form loaves, let them rise on an oiled
baking sheet until at least doubled in bulk.
Making consecutive batches:
You can make several batches of bread
dough in a row. The motor in the Premier
Series 11-Cup Food Processor is extremely
efficient.
TYPICAL BREAD DOUGH
PROBLEMS AND
SOLUTIONS
If dough blade doesn’t incorporate
ingredients:
Always start processor before adding liquid.
Add liquid in slow, steady stream, only as
fast as dry ingredients absorb it. If you hear
liquid sloshing, stop adding it but do not turn
off machine. Instead, wait until ingredients in
work bowl have mixed, then add remaining
liquid slowly. Pour liquid onto dough as it
passes under feed tube; do not pour liquid
directly onto bottom of work bowl.
Blade rises in work bowl:
Blade may not have been pushed down as
far as possible before processing started.
Excessively sticky dough can cause blade
to rise even though it cleans inside of work
bowl. If dough feels very sticky, reinsert
blade and immediately add 2 tablespoons
(30 ml) flour through small feed tube while
machine is running.
Dough doesn’t clean inside of
work bowl:
• Amount of dough may exceed maximum
capacity of your food processor. Remove
half and process in 2 batches.
• Dough may be too dry. If it feels crumbly,
add water, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time,
while machine is running, until dough
becomes moist and cleans inside of work
bowl. Wait 10 seconds between additions
of water.
• Dough may be too wet. While machine is
running, add 1 tablespoon (9 gm) of flour. If
necessary, add more, 1 tablespoon (9 gm)
at a time, until dough cleans inside of work
bowl and forms a ball.
The PowerPrep
®
Metal Dough Blade is
intended only for recipes calling for at least
3 cups of flour (15 ounces) (496 gm). If your
recipe calls for less flour, remove metal
dough blade and insert metal chopping
blade. Always use metal chopping blade for
smaller recipes calling for less than 3 cups
(496 gm) of flour.