Hi Jill, it just needs a little bit more water. For this recipe, you can leave the water as is and use slightly less flour OR add an extra cup of water for this big batch. That’s an estimate. You will still need to use your baker’s intuition to determine when the dough has had enough flour added. You do this by following along with the basic directions in the video and touching the dough at the points I show so that you begin to learn what it should feel like. (Remember the post-it note trick, that is really helpful.) If you are new to the Ankarsrum mixer, try starting with a smaller batch until you get comfortable. The 2-loaf batch (shown with the KitchenAid mixer) is a good place to start. And I would encourage you to use half whole wheat and half white flour at first. Here is a link to the 2-loaf recipe. You can do this – soon you will be baking beautiful whole wheat bread.
https://staging.chocolateboxcottage.tv/videos/buttermilk-bread-kitchenaid-mixer/

I use 8×4-inch pans in this recipe.

Thank you Michelle!

I’m sorry I have one more question. What size bread pans did you use? I have the Norpro 8″ and10″ pans. Which size would I use for these loaves? Thanks so much!

The dough can be divided into loaf portions and frozen for about 2 weeks for best results. If you want a better recipe for freezer dough, take a look at this one:https://staging.chocolateboxcottage.tv/videos/can-you-freeze-bread-dough-before-first-rise/ or this one:https://staging.chocolateboxcottage.tv/videos/how-to-make-freezer-bread-dough/ Blessings, Michele

Thanks for letting me know about the discrepancy. I’ll have to fix that. This is a 7-loaf batch, yes. If you have a smaller mixer, take a look at the Bosch version or the KitchenAid version. Thank you for being such an encouragement to me, Dianne. 💐 Michele