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Name the cost of overmixing
Add the tradeoff that more mixing can raise dough temperature and change the dough's later fermentation behavior, even when strength initially improves.
Show strength against time
The page could compare a dough before and after a rest so readers see that development can continue through hydration and time, not only active mixing.
Strength includes extensibility
A useful dough can stretch while holding together and can support the next handling step. A tight, tearing mass is not automatically more developed.
Structure is a sequence
The page works best when development is treated as one stage in a chain from hydration through fermentation, shaping, and baking.
What does stronger dough look like?
Which visible or tactile change tells a baker that dough development has improved structure instead of only making the dough warmer?
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