Thanks for giving this recipe a bake, Shari. We're sorry to hear you had trouble with the consistency of the dough. The length of time it takes to fully knead the dough will be different with each machine, but 5-7 minutes on a low-medium speed usually does the trick on a KitchenAid mixer. While this video tip uses a different recipe and demonstrates with a hand-kneaded loaf, the basic properties are the same and may be of some help. When using the roller and scraper on the Ankarsrum, it's pretty hard to over-knead the dough, much like with kneading by hand, so our best guess is that your dough was under-developed. Try kneading a bit longer next time, using the tactile cues indicated in the video as a guide, and we think you'll have a much better experience. Keep us posted! Mollie@KAF

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