Michelle, we sometimes start with the paddle attachment when mixing dough, especially if it's a particularly wet dough like ciabatta. If the dough was clinging to your paddle, it probably had a bit too much flour added to it. To ensure you're using the right amount, we recommend either measuring your flour by weight using a scale, or fluffing and sprinkling the flour gently into your measuring cup one spoonful at a time before leveling off with a knife. This will help you measure light cups of flour that weigh about 4 1/4 ounces per cup, and it should result in a wet-looking dough like those shown in the photos here. However, if you feel you get better mixing results with the dough hook, we won't hold you back! Kye@KAF

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