Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025

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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Flour to HANDS, not to the dough. I’m serious. What is happening is that the oils/moisture on your skin is sticking to the dough (whatever sort). So wash hands, dry well and then dust with flour back AND front- use at least 1 tablespoon and shake off excess to one side to use under the dough later. Then punch the dough, fold and whack it until it comes together. At least 3-5 times. Then knead or not depending on recipie. DON"T KNEAD MUFFINS, and scones only lightly. Chilling the dough once it’s come together does help.
Or you can embrace the sticky, and then when the dough comes together rub off the sticky bits into the dough (only if hands are clean). Dough behaves a bit like bluetack in that it can be rubbed into balls that attract other balls.

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