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chris319's picture  Dough Hook Doesn't Knead  I wanted to
automate the process of kneading bread dough so I got a Kitchen
Aid K5A and a spiral dough hook. What happens is that after a
few minutes of operation, all of the dough has wrapped itself
around the hook which is whirling around and around with this
glob of dough wrapped around it, but there is no real action on
the dough. It is not being stretched or kneaded; it's just
spinning around and around, wrapped around the hook as the motor
gets warmer and warmer. I swapped in the "C" hook and the mixing
paddle and the results are the same. I had to dump the dough
 onto the counter where I did a hand knead. So much for labor
savings.  What am I doing wrong?  Windischgirl's picture  and
there may be a few reasons why this is happening. I've certainly
had it happen in 40 yrs of baking.  1) how close is the dough
hook to the base of the bowl?