Kneading dough

[fortunecookie1969]

Hello, I am new to home baking. I have a few questions. This one is what happens to a bread if you over knead it? Does the bread become tough? Does it become more chewy?

 

[J13]

Hello, I am new to home baking. I have a few questions. This one is what happens to a bread if you over knead it? Does the bread become tough? Does it become more chewy?

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Your bread dough might not be over kneaded. If it really is, well, from what I've read on the topic, you'll end up with bread that is hard and dry.

And for good measure, check out these two videos....

Jack there has a 100+ videos on the subject of making bread and they're not only informative, but fun to watch. You might find a few that answer a lot of your questions.