On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:03:22 -0800, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:43:56 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>
>>In article > ,
>> David Harmon > wrote:
>>
>>> My food processor did not come with a plastic dough mixing blade.
>>> Can I use the steel chopping blade for mixing dough?
>>
>>I don't think I would. IIR, the dough blade is for recipes with 3 or
>>more cups of flour.
>
>I make pizza dough all the time in my food processor, and have never
>used the dough blade. And from all I have read, one really doesn't
>have to use the dough blade.

I've used my KA for dough too. I've never heard the 3 cup flower
guideline but it sure makes sense. For a single loaf or two small
pizzas it's fine. But for larger batches it seems to choke. The
mixer or the dough cycle on the bread machine is a safer bet.

Lou