Tips on Using a Food Processor for Baking
We all know that when it comes to baking, using a stand mixer will help ensure light and airy cakes, well-developed doughs and velvety smooth icing-not to mention save you lots of time and hard work.
But while you may not immediately associate food processors with baking, these kitchen multi-taskers can definitely rise to the challenge of tackling a range of home-baking tasks. Our versatile range of powerful food processors come with a large number of features and attachments that can be used to chop, mix, whisk and knead your ingredients, as well as a variable speed setting to ensure you have complete control and flexibility as you work. So whether you’re a whizz when it comes to folding and stiff peaks, or just starting out, we’ll show you just how useful a food processor can be when you’re baking.
What baking tasks can a food processor help with?
Food processors are usually primarily used to chop, slice, grate and mix large quantities of ingredients. All these functions are of course useful when you’re baking, for instance when you need cubed butter for your pastry mix. But they can do so much more besides. Here's just some of the ways using a food processor for baking will save you time and effort, and help deliver delicious results.
Kneading pastry for sweet and savoury pies
If you’re looking to use your food processor to help you knead dense pastry dough you need to ensure it has both a powerful enough motor and a generous bowl capacity to take on the task.
The MultiPro Excel’s 1300W motor and 4 litre bowl means it’s more than up to the job. Use the knife blade attachment to knead the ingredients; the variable speed settings will help ensure you don’t over knead the dough. If you’re not sure what speed to use, the auto speed function will select the right setting for what you’re doing.
The MultiPro Excel’s 1300W motor and 4 litre bowl means it’s more than up to the job. Use the knife blade attachment to knead the ingredients; the variable speed settings will help ensure you don’t over knead the dough. If you’re not sure what speed to use, the auto speed function will select the right setting for what you’re doing.
Cake or batter mixtures
The knife blade can mix cake batters quickly and evenly. For some recipes you can use the dual metal whisk to cream butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy.
Chopping nuts
A food processor makes light work of chopping large quantities of nuts. Simply fit the knife blade attachment and add the nuts to the main bowl. Use the variable speed settings to control how smooth of a consistency you end up with. Smaller quantities can also be chopped using the multi-mill attachment.
Creating nut butter
Nut butters like almond butter are great to use in baking, adding an extra taste dimension to homemade biscuits or muffins. It’s so easy to make your own nut butter using a food processor, and the best bit is you can mix up your flavours to create your own perfect blend (you can add seeds, too).
Simply add your chosen nuts to the bowl and blend down using the knife blade to create a rough paste. Add oil to get the consistency you’re looking for.
Simply add your chosen nuts to the bowl and blend down using the knife blade to create a rough paste. Add oil to get the consistency you’re looking for.
Creating whipped cream
Use a food processor to make whipped cream, without any worktop mess. The MultiPro’s unique dual metal whisk attachment slots onto the spindle in the centre of the bowl and works with the lid in place. Once the whisk is attached pour the cream into the bowl, replace the lid and whisk. To allow more air to get in to the mix, remove the feed tube pusher while you whisk-this will speed things up, too.
Obst mischen
Mische kleine Mengen frischer Früchte, wie z. B. Beeren, um ein schnelles Püree zuzubereiten, das du zu Sahne und Buttercreme für deine Backkreationen hinzufügen kannst.
Auch gefriergetrocknetes Obst verleiht der Buttercreme ein ganz besonderes Aroma. Verwende deinen Multimühlen-Aufsatz, um das Pulver fein zu mahlen. So entsteht die perfekte Konsistenz für die Buttercreme, die super glatt ist und sich leicht auf Kuchen und Cupcakes auftragen lässt.
Auch gefriergetrocknetes Obst verleiht der Buttercreme ein ganz besonderes Aroma. Verwende deinen Multimühlen-Aufsatz, um das Pulver fein zu mahlen. So entsteht die perfekte Konsistenz für die Buttercreme, die super glatt ist und sich leicht auf Kuchen und Cupcakes auftragen lässt.
Trenger du en kake i siste liten for noen uforberedte gjester eller en glemt bursdag? Det er her en foodprosessor virkelig kan redde dagen. De fleste kaker som lages med foodprosessorer lages med «alt-i-ett»-metoden, hvor alle ingrediensene legges i bollen samtidig og blandes sammen ved hjelp av knivbladet til en jevn kakerøre. For best resultat, sørg for at alle ingrediensene har romtemperatur, siden smøret må være svært mykt for å holde bladene rene.
Hva er forskjellene mellom en foodprosessor og kjøkkenmaskin?
I tillegg til å vøre i stand til å tilberede mat på bare få sekunder, kan foodprosessorer håndtere en rekke bakeoppgaver raskt og effektivt - fra hakking, kverning og blanding til visping, pisking og knaing. De er ideelle hvis du liker å bake en gang i mellom, men ikke har budsjett eller plass til å ha en egen kjøkkenmaskin.
Hvis du er en ivrig hjemmebaker, er kjøkkenmaskiner spesielt designet for deg. De viktigste styrkene er elting, blanding og visping, og den store bollekapasiteten betyr at du kan bake større mengder. Ulike ekstra tilbehør er tilgjengelig for våre kjøkkenmaskiner, som du kan bruke til kutting eller kverning, men først og fremst er en kjøkkenmaskin designet for å hjelpe deg med å blande, vispe og elte uten anstrengelse.
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