I'm a bit confused. As I'm reading through the recipe, I find the following statement: "Or knead for about 7 minutes using a stand mixer set on medium speed: not ultra-slow, and not slow, but the next speed up. I know, KitchenAid tells you to only go up to speed 2 for kneading yeast dough; I don’t agree. But if they say they’ll invalidate your warranty if you don’t comply, then knead on speed 2, but knead longer. Maybe 10 minutes or so?" the paragraph before talks about using the dough scraper to prepare the dough for kneading. It seems there are missing instructions. Also, my house is cold and I have problems getting bread to rise. Is there an alternative method by using my oven? Can this do the first rise in the refrigerator overnight? Jackie, if you're using a stand mixer, you beat with the flat beater paddle just for 30 seconds or so, till the dough comes together. Then you knead for 7 minutes, using the dough hook. Does that clarify for you? You can let the dough rise overnight in the fridge, sure. It'll slow everything down the next day, as it'll need to cometo room temperature; but eventually it should work just fine. PJH

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