Making large batches of dough

[Mitchamus]

Re: Making large batches of dough

that stretch & fold technique looks great... and so easy... I'm sure it will make great dough as well, especially as it's such a gentle method!
I'm definitely going to give that a try - thanks pete.

Mark - I was originally going to mix it all on the bench.. but I think I'll use a tub.. mix a batter using 80% of the flour, and then add the rest in gradually.
after that I'll let it autolyse for 30mins, give it a stretch and fold as per the link kiwipete sent, and then leave it for about 12hrs on the bench.
(still in the bucket)

It should be much less messy that way!

[splatgirl]

Re: Making large batches of dough

the wooden dough box used to be the standard, in pre-KitchenAid days, I think. search for that at Ebay and you'll find all manner of antique ones. Like a dough trough.

[Mitchamus]

Re: Making large batches of dough

ok the bad news is - I had a few people drop out, so I didn't get to hit the 10kg mark, only 8.4kg...

but I did manage to give it a fair knead on the bench for 10mins, followed by a stretch and fold during the knockdowns.

All up I let it prove for 3 hours with 2 stretch and folds before making my 300g balls.

I also used a 42L plastic container with a lid, which I will definitely be using again. It was so much easier than messing about with bowls.

I also used individual snap lock sandwich bags for the 30 dough balls.
they work great for stopping the dough balls from drying out, and make it much easier to store in the fridge... since you can pile them up etc..

sorry... no pics.. since I didn't hit the 10kg mark....

[splatgirl]

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that means there'll be a next time!

How much flour was that?

funny, 8.4 kg of dough seems like an insane amount, but 30 dough balls isn't at all out of the question at my house. Last party I did 18 and had no leftovers. Could easily have used a few more...

waitasec. I'm not getting the math or something. 30 300g balls should be a 9kg batch of dough??

[Mitchamus]

Re: Making large batches of dough

it was 5.1kg of flour...

yes it should be... but they weren't all exactly 300gms..

most were a bit under 300g.. so I ended up with 2 small ones left over...

(the target was 28 )