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What mixer would be the minimum you would recommend for cookie dough?
""."" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, wrote: > > > what about a food processor? > > For cookie dough? I grew up in a house with a stand mixer and no food > processor. Not really sure what you can do with a food processor. I > thought they were good for slicing, mincing or blending things. Can you > use they like a mixer? > Yes and no. Food processors can be used to make bread dough and cookie dough. It is my preferred way of making bread and pie pastry. Rose Beranabum's Christmas Cookie book has directions for using the FP for all her cookie recipes. The area where the FP doesn't do well compared to a mixer is for products where you don't want to develop much gluten - like cakes. I use mine for some cakes and for quick breads. You just have to be careful not to over mix. The other issue with the FP is capacity. Most FPs don't come close to the capacity of a stand mixer. I have both, but I use my FP much more than the stand mixer. |
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What mixer would be the minimum you would recommend for cookiedough?
On Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Vox Humana wrote:
> ""."" > wrote in message > ... > > On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, wrote: > > > > > what about a food processor? > > > > For cookie dough? I grew up in a house with a stand mixer and no food > > processor. Not really sure what you can do with a food processor. I > > thought they were good for slicing, mincing or blending things. Can you > > use they like a mixer? > > Yes and no. Food processors can be used to make bread dough and cookie > dough. It is my preferred way of making bread and pie pastry. Rose > Beranabum's Christmas Cookie book has directions for using the FP for all > her cookie recipes. The area where the FP doesn't do well compared to a > mixer is for products where you don't want to develop much gluten - like > cakes. I use mine for some cakes and for quick breads. You just have to be > careful not to over mix. The other issue with the FP is capacity. Most FPs > don't come close to the capacity of a stand mixer. I have both, but I use > my FP much more than the stand mixer. I was going to ask Reg if he had a reference to the technique of using a food processor for dough. Thanks for providing one. I'll see if our local bookstore has a copy. Hadn't thought about capacity. My wife's FP is only 3 quarts. My stand mixer is 6 quarts. I'll probably stick to using what I know during my peak baking seasons, i.e. my stand mixer. I usually have time in the summer to play and experiment. Thanks again for the reference to Rose Beranabum's book, Darrell -- Send e-mail to: darrell dot grainger at utoronto dot ca |
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