That trick with wet hands for sticky dough actually works

I kept fighting with sticky dough for months. Stuck to my fingers, stuck to the counter, made a mess everywhere. Saw a video from some bakery in Vermont where the guy just wets his hands before handling the dough. Tried it last weekend on a batch of sourdough. Night and day difference. No more flour clouds everywhere, dough slides right off your skin. I was adding way too much flour to compensate, making my bread dense. Has anyone else found a weird trick that changed their whole process?

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foster.dylan23d agoMost Upvoted

Watched that same Vermont bakery video, tried it myself. Also learned you can just run your tap cold and wet the counter a little too, keeps the dough from sticking to the surface. Made a huge mess my first time because I used too much water and it just turned into slop.

kelly_henderson8323d ago

Gotta be careful with that wet counter trick though. It works but you basically gotta use just enough water to make a thin film not like a puddle. If your counter is already wet from cleaning or whatever just dry it off first before trying that. The water should help the dough slide but not mix in with it if that makes sense. I found a spray bottle works way better for controlling how much moisture you add to the surface.