USE OF THE BREAD MIXER-

The advantage of a bread mixer in bread making is that it practically does away with hand mixing
and kneading; however, all the other steps described are the same, depending on the process used. As
has been mentioned, the housewife who bakes such a small quantity as three or four loaves of bread can
get along very well without a bread mixer; at least, for so few loaves a bread mixer does not seem so
necessary as when six or more loaves are to be made at one time, when it is a decided convenience.
However, bread mixers can be had in various sizes to meet the requirements of the housewife.
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In using a bread mixer like that described in
Essentials of Cookery
, Part 2, the ingredients are
placed in the mixer and thoroughly mixed together by turning the handle, and after the sponge or the
dough has risen, the kneading is performed by again turning the handle. The amount of turning to be
done is, of course, regulated by the ingredients and the method that is followed.



In addition to the bread mixer mentioned, there is another convenient type that is constructed in two
parts, the top part having a sifter in its bottom, through which the flour or other dry ingredients are
sifted. The sifting is done with a crank, which also operates a shaft to which is attached a number of
knives extending in different directions. These knives accomplish the mixing and the kneading. The
bread is allowed to rise in the lower part of the bread mixer, the top part being removed after the mixing
and sifting have been accomplished.
Any of the bread-making methods described may be used with the bread mixer without change in the
process, and no kneading need be done by hand except a sufficient amount to shape the loaves after the
last rising and before they are placed in the pans.