food storage bag. Squeeze out the air and close
the bag, 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. The rising time is usually about 1
1
⁄
2
hours
but will vary from 45 minutes to several hours,
depending on the type of flour and the humidity
of the air. To test if the dough has risen enough,
stick your 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. It is now ready to shape.
Shaping, finishing and baking:
If you shape the dough in loaf pans, coat them
with vegetable oil cooking spray and fill them 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 Deluxe 11
™
Food Processor is
extremely efficient. Follow the recipe for White
Bread, page 30.
BREAD DOUGH PROBLEMS
AND SOLUTIONS
Problems and Solutions with Bread Doughs
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 doesn’t incorporate ingredients:
Butter or margarine, if not melted, must be cut
into tablespoon-size pieces before being added to
work bowl.
Blade rises in work bowl:
Blade may not have been pushed down as far as
it will go before processing started. Machine may
be overloaded. Stop it, remove half the dough and
process in 2 batches. 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
flour through 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. See page 6 for
machine capacity.
• Dough may be too dry. If it feels crumbly, add
water – 1 tablespoon 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 of flour. If necessary,
add more – 1 tablespoon at a time – until dough
cleans inside of work bowl and forms a ball.
• Plastic dough blade is intended only for recipes
calling for at least 3
1
⁄
2
cups of flour. If your recipe
calls for less flour, remove plastic dough blade
and insert metal blade. Always use metal blade
for recipes calling for less than 3
1
⁄
2
cups of flour,
such as pizza dough.
Nub of dough forms on top of blade and does
not become uniformly kneaded:
Stop machine, carefully remove dough, divide it
into 3 pieces and redistribute them evenly in work
bowl. Make sure that blade is firmly pressed
back into place after removing the dough.
Continue processing until dough is uniformly
soft and pliable.
Dough feels tough after kneading:
Divide dough into 2 or 3 pieces and redistribute
evenly in bowl. Process 10 seconds or until
uniformly soft and pliable.
Soft dough or liquid leaks onto base of
food processor:
Always start processor before adding liquid and
add liquid only as fast as dry ingredients absorb it.
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