Not insufficient power, but insufficient torque to deform the dough is what stalls the mixer. Power is torque times rotational speed. If there were a low gear, the motor could be run with reduced power (by reducing its torque), and then the gear would turn this into a sufficient torque on the hook at a reduced speed.. Designed for use at speed 1 and 2 on the KitchenAid stand mixer, the dough hook will become your trusty sidekick when you are whipping up heavy mixtures such as pizza dough, pasta or bread. Follow these simple steps to get started: Attach your flat beater, add your ingredients to the stand mixer bowl and mix to combine the ingredients whilst kneading on speed 1.
KitchenAid ® recommends adapting your favorite recipes to the speeds and times recommended in the Owner's Manual for best results. It is important to use only Speed 2, never higher or lower, when kneading yeast dough. "C" Dough Hook "PowerKnead" Spiral Dough Hook. Attach the KitchenAid stand mixer's bread-dough hook attachment and raise the metal bowl by pulling the handle on the side of the machine to the up position. Turn mixer onto "Speed 2" for 15 to 30 seconds. This will initially mix all of the dry ingredients. Do not turn off the Speed 2 setting at this time.