Greetings Barb,

Thank you for the excellent telephone conversation yesterday. This blog article and the related blog about Desired Dough Temperature seem to be answering some of my bread making mysteries. I conducted an experiment this morning with my Ankarsrum dough mixer. I estimated a Friction Factor of 18 degrees F. for the Ankarsrum mixer, using a brief "mixing" of the ingredients followed by kneading for four minutes. The previous post by Tricia introduced an interesting thought about the metal bowl being a heat sink to take heat out of the dough - more things to think about!

Thank you for the interesting articles.

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