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Why let dough rise twice?
I'm just wondering, what's the point of letting dough rise twice? I've seen a bunch of recipes in the form:
Mix dough together and knead
Let it rise
Knead again
Let it rise again
Why do they do ...
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Possible to over-knead dough?
It will be my first attempt to bake with yeast this weekend and I'm interested to know how you know when you have kneaded dough enough. Is it possible to over-knead dough?
If it makes a difference ...