How to knead dough easily without a stand mixer | Alfa Forni (2024)

Hand-made pizza dough vs. no-knead pizza dough.

You don’t have a stand mixer? Never mind. In this article we will explain to you how to get a perfect hand-made pizza dough.

For centuries, man have kneaded bread dough without tools other than his own hands and the strength of his arms. Now, let’s look at a couple of simple methods to knead bread and pizza dough at home. You can do it with your hands and arms or, if you are feeling lazy, with ano-kneadtechnique.

What exactly is no-knead dough?

No-kneaddough is, unsurprisingly, a method that doesn’t involve handling dough.

Gluten chains start forming as the flour gets wet and proteins combine helped by mechanical energy supplied by hand or machine kneading. In theno-kneadmixture, dough isfoldedat intervals during long resting periods allowing the time to develop the gluten.

The difference between hand-made and no-knead dough.

  • Hand-made dough needs fewer steps than no-knead dough.
  • No-knead needs no physical effort.
  • Hand-made dough is far simpler for the amateur pizza maker.
How to knead dough easily without a stand mixer | Alfa Forni (2024)
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