Patent ID: 7866877

Claim:
A method of preparing yeast-raised or yeast-raised type dough comprising the steps of: providing a bowl having an interior bowl surface, an exterior bowl surface, and parallel sides attached to a semicircular base; placing ingredients for making yeast-raised or yeast-raised type dough in the bowl; providing an agitator fixed to an agitator driveshaft, wherein the agitator has first and second spiders each with radiating arms, and a plurality of roller bars and a plurality of stretcher bars disposed between the first and second spiders such that at least one roller bar and at least one stretcher bar is mounted between each of the spider arms; positioning the agitator driveshaft a distance away from the interior bowl surface of about 72% to about 97% of the radius of the semicircular base of the bowl; positioning the agitator driveshaft substantially within a 36 degree angle centered on a vertical axis through the midpoint of the diameter of the semicircular base, wherein the vertex of the angle is disposed below the midpoint a distance of 3% of the radius of the semicircular base of the bowl; and rotating the agitator around the agitator driveshaft to mix the ingredients until a yeast-raised or a yeast-raised type dough is formed.