KitchenAid

[Randy]

Anyone else notice that when a pizza dough recipe calls for less than 16 oz of flour the KitchenAid 5 qt mixer doesn’t knead as well as a recipe with 16 oz or more flour?
Although it still works the dough is inconsistent when less than 16 oz.
Randy

[DKM]

I don't guess I have noticed.  Of course a lot of my recipes call for  more then 16oz of flour so I wouldn't encounter it much.

[canadave]

How many cups is 16oz?  

If true, your hypothesis would confirm something I have always half-suspected--that part of the reason for the "taste" of a professional pizza comes from the dough being made in bulk to start with by a professional mixer, rather than being made in very small batches by a home mixer.  Of course, I know there are other factors (professional additives, etc), but your hypothesis plays right into my uninformed speculations

Dave

[Randy]

From my reading, A measured cup of flour that was first fluffed then lightly spooned into a dry measuring cup should way 4.25 oz.  It is estimated that the average home baker’s cup of flour usually comes out at around 5 oz.

I agree with you Dave on the larger batches.  If you run across a good price on a scale you will find your recipes will be very consistent.


Randy