Dough Rides Up Mixer, What To Do?

[IMWalt]

I love to bake, and now that I am gluten-free, as is my daughter, I have been trying different recipes for us. I just made Mistilyn's sorghum bread, which I really like. However, when using my mixer on gluten-free recipes, the dough will climb up the beaters and even go into the holes at the top. It makes a horrible mess. I have a GE hand mixer. Should I swicth to another brand, or is there something I can do to stop this from happening? I tried holding a spatula at the top of the beaters while I was mixing, but that gets awkward and only helps a little.

Thanks

Walt

[cruelshoes]

The dough is climbing up the beaters because a hand mixer is generally not powerful enough to handle gluten-free bread dough. The beaters are not rotating with enough force/speed to prevent it. Do you have a stand mixer you could use? A Kitchenaid or other similar mixer works very well for mixing stiff gluten-free bread dough. I'm not sure there is a hand mixer out there with enough oomph to do the job of mixing bread dough without it creeping up the beaters.

Hope this helps.

[myst]

I had the same problem using beaters. So my mom gave me a GE hand mixer that came with dough hooks as well as the beaters. The dough hooks work great. I haven't had a problem since. So, if you don't want to shell out the money for a stand mixer, get a hand mixer that comes with dough hooks.

myst

[Juliebove]

I got a Bosch mixer. I read somewhere they are the best for gluten-free breads.

[IMWalt]

Thanks for the tips. I would like a stand mixer, but don't want something else on m y countertop. I'll check the Bosch, and also look at a Cuisinart hand mixr. Just about all the chefs on the food channel use that one. And, I think my GE came with dough hooks. I'll have to see if I can find them. Before gluten-free, I just used my hands to make dough :-).

Walt