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How to autolyse with fresh milled flour?

We just bought the mixer and we are wanting to know do we need to autolyse like we do with other mixers because we have fresh milled flour?

We have made bread and it's pretty crumbly on the top section and we just tried making burger buns and the dough was so dense it wouldn't knead at all.

Appreciate your help!
Jeremy Baldwin

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  • Hi Jeremy,

    Yes, we would recommend that you autolyse even when using the Ankarsrum when using fresh milled flour. The reason you need to autolyse is due to the moisture and protein content of the freshly milled flour and would not have anything to do with the mixer you use.

    We would also recommend watching our Masterclass videos on YouTube so that you know when we recommend using the dough roller vs the dough hook and where to position the roller for proper kneading / gluten development.

    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXgoL19zhDhZ99WdkwR1VgiBEWAv4PRF&si=0a-iQWdUBzK9I-a_
    Ashley VP Sales & Marketing
  • Are there any videos on how to autolyse with freshly milled flour in the Ank? One recipe I found it has adding the salt and yeast at the end of the it, but Ank's instructions are to have yeast and salt added separately. I'm so confused.
    Cristina
  • Cristina,

    Though we don't have videos, I personally use freshly milled flour and always autolyse. General rule of thumb is to add salt and yeast at opposite ends of the process. I choose to add my yeast in with my water and half my flour at the start. This way after the Autolyse, I at least can confirm that my yeast is alive. Then I add the salt in at the end with the last of my flour. So for my personal recipe, here are my steps:

    to the Ank bowl, add ALL the water (warm), half the flour, all the yeast
    mix until combined and then cover and Autolyse. I personally do about 20 minutes
    After the Autolyse, I add the rest of my liquids (honey and oil), the rest of my flour (holding back about 1/2 cup). Turn the mixer on, adjusting the arm/roller away from the side so that the roller does not push the dough up and out of the top of the bowl. Sprinkle in the salt and see if you need the final 1/2 cup flour.

    Set the arm/roller using the tips provided in our Masterclass Dough Roller video on YouTube and set timer for kneading.
    Ashley VP Sales & Marketing

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