I was overworking my dough for a decade

Betty Ramirez · 2026-03-20T02:55:05.636513+00:00

Had a new guy on my crew, his wife runs a bakery. He saw me kneading pizza dough for like 15 minutes straight. Said 'My wife says you can feel it relax when it's ready, maybe 5 minutes in.' Tried it. The crust was way better, lighter. How did I miss that for so long? Anyone else have a basic skill they were doing wrong for ages?

milatorres7mo ago

Fifteen minutes? That's brutal.

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dakotawood6mo ago

Gotta get those lumps out though.

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the_hayden6mo ago

Guess we all have our own version of @sarahbailey's concrete pancakes.

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sarahbailey7mo ago

Oh man, I feel this. I used to stir pancake batter until it was completely smooth, like I was mixing concrete. For years I wondered why my pancakes were so tough and flat. Turns out you're supposed to leave it lumpy! I guess some of us just have a hard time unlearning our own heavy-handed ways.

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