What consistency should the dough be for this to work well? Thanks
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It has to be fairly soft - like soft play doh. Mine was too tough the first time and I about broke my had trying to twist the plunger down.
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I used the 00 flour and as most have said, it works good and no need to do anything different. I use 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon powdered milk (my secret to give it a very nice flavor), 1-1/2 teaspoon dry yeast, ~1/2 cup warm water heated in microwave for about 22 seconds. Add 3/4 teaspoon sea salt to 1-2/3 cups flour. When yeast is ready, mix flour into the bowl. Mix and kneed ball and coat ball with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Some like to let it rise overnight in refrigerator. It is now ready to roll out and some cover with a very thin layer of olive oil, then the sauce and etc. I like thin crust pizza. I am out of this flour and may order more shortly. //... I used the 00 flour and as most have said, it works good and no need to do anything different. I use 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon powdered milk (my secret to give it a very nice flavor), 1-1/2 teaspoon dry yeast, ~1/2 cup warm water heated in microwave for about 22 seconds. Add 3/4 teaspoon sea salt to 1-2/3 cups flour. When yeast is ready, mix flour into the bowl. Mix and kneed ball and coat ball with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Some like to let it rise overnight in refrigerator. It is now ready to roll out and some cover with a very thin layer of olive oil,... » Read More I used the 00 flour and as most have said, it works good and no need to do anything different. I use 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon powdered milk (my secret to give it a very nice flavor), 1-1/2 teaspoon dry yeast, ~1/2 cup warm water heated in microwave for about 22 seconds. Add 3/4 teaspoon sea salt to 1-2/3 cups flour. When yeast is ready, mix flour into the bowl. Mix and kneed ball and coat ball with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Some like to let it rise overnight in refrigerator. It is now ready to roll out and some cover with a very thin layer of olive oil, then the sauce and etc. I like thin crust pizza. I am out of this flour and may order more shortly. //... « Show Less
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oven use should be fine. other suggestions for using a paddle to slide dough onto stone is probably best way to go about it, but since i don't have one, i just carefully lay the dough (that i've already shaped into a rectangle) on the pre-heated stone (corn meal down first) and then put on the sauce, toppings, cheese, etc.
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I've only had good results with this yeast. I'm not an expert and I don't know how much you know, so I'll keep it simple. Make sure your water is 105-115 when adding to yeast with sugar to activate. Let dough rise for longer times before baking. Otherwise good product
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I use a wooden pizza paddle. Well worth it. I roll the dough out on the paddle, then put some corn meal for lubrication under the rolled dough and let it rise for a few minutes. Then shake the dough on the paddle to loosen, place on toppings and bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated 450 degree oven (stone always remains inside).
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I would do like Alice Hager said, make sure that the cookie press is screwed tightly together, the dough is at room temperature. Use the recipe included with the press, I did and it made cookie very easily.
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It really depends on how soft or sticky your dough is. If it is soft and sticky, it won't come out as easily as if it is more firm and not sticky. Spraying the scoop with non-stick spray helps.
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Keep lid open during the first few minutes of operation to check that the dough has the correct amount of moisture. It should be tacky but not overly wet. The bread maker also does better with 1.5lb loaves, rather than the full size 2lb recipes. Use at least 1/2 fresh bread flour.
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Common sense will help you and practice... Plant a knife in the dough to see if it's cook! It also depends on the dough...
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I think sometimes the problem is in the paddles. I have had a couple of loaves turn out a bit strange, and usually the reason was that the paddles weren't locked down properly. One time I used too much of a heavy flour with not enough liquid (when experimenting with my own recipe), so that can cause problems as well. Otherwise, everything else has turned out perfectly.
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So far, works very well; I find if a recipe calls for baking at 350, 325 would do. You could always add an extra 5 minute to baking time, if necessary.
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Dear K. Beene....This is very tricky indeed. The most important thing is the quality of your dough. It has to have a good consistency and that means you have to have the dough very soft indeed. The best and the most ideal way to avoid the tortillas sticking to the plates, either upper or the lower one, is that you make sure that you set the temperature to the MAX and do not lift the upper plate immediately but leave it for at least 20 seconds and then lift the upper plate and having done that you will notice that the tortilla had not stuck to the plate and now the tortilla is ready to be flipped. I hope you will find this suggestion suitable and workable. I did exactly this way and it was okay. Try it and I am sure you will succeed in your efforts. Write to Amazon about your experience after applying this method......farhatullah sharif
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The dough would come out in a round form, and be more of a blob. There are tips that will work that are smaller round or even flat.
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I keep my pasta dough just as dry as possible, as dry as the machine will accept and still work. I have had no problems with sticking.When I make the dough in the processor it is still rather granular, rather dry.
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I never have any problem with my recipe,5 1/2 cup of flour, 2 1/2 cup of warm water, 2 tbs of yeast, 2/4 cup of sugar. The flour I use is King Arthur is the good one. I hope thus recipe help you.
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I make 3 loaves. Find a recipe though that uses only flour, water, salt and yeast. The dough "proofs", it doesn't rise. The yeast isn't mixed with water. Spritz the bread before you put it in the oven and it comes out perfect crusty on the outside and soft inside. I love this pan!!!!
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1- BE certain you do follow the recipe instructions for the dough consistency as too wet will be a problem. 2- get a good hair brush, flat type inch wide or so as a cleaner as you roll the press SLOWLY sweeping the bristles too and fro dislodging any trapped pieces, 3- put a few pieces of wax paper through the attachments you may have clogged with wet dough until it comes clean. 4- GENTLY TAP the machine on a wooden surface to further dislodge any other pieces, and in the future PAY ATTENTION TO THE DOUGH CONSISTENCY.