The Window Pane Test is an easy test to evaluate the readiness of dough for bread while kneading.
- After the dough appears to be elastic, 10 minutes using an electric mixer or 15 minutes by hand, remove a small piece of the dough.
- Roll the dough between your fingers to repair the tear.
- Slowly stretch the dough apart, alternating sides.
- The goal is to stretch the dough until you can see light through it without it tearing or ripping.
- Once you can stretch the dough sufficiently, you can stop kneading.
I will try and add some picture of this next time I make bread
I have been working on a few bread recipes and have been pretty happy with an augmented Multi-Grain recipe from King Arthur Flour's website. The bread is pretty hearty and includes a sunflowers, milled flax seed, cornmeal, sesame seeds, and whole oats. A
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