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more water – 1 teaspoon at a time – until
the dough holds together easily. Do not let
the dough form a ball in the processor or
it will be overworked and tough. Form into
a round disc, one inch thick, and wrap in
plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour before
using, or double wrap and freeze for later
use.
To make quick breads and cakes that
use baking powder and/or soda
The most important rule for success is
not to overmix after adding the flour. The
ingredients for these soft doughs should
be cold. If the recipe calls for chopped
ingredients like lemon peel or nuts, chop
them first while the work bowl is clean and
dry, then set aside until needed.
Put dry ingredients like flour, salt and
leavening in the work bowl and process
with the metal blade for 5 seconds to mix.
Remove and reserve the dry ingredients.
Add the eggs and sugar to the work bowl
and, using the ON button, process to mix,
letting the machine run about 1 minute.
Next, add butter at room temperature,
cut into 1-inch pieces. Run machine
continuously for a minute, until the butter is
thoroughly mixed with the sugar and eggs.
Then add flavoring and liquid – vanilla,
spices, cocoa, etc. Process until mixed.
Add the dry ingredients to the work bowl.
Process by pulsing, inspecting after each
pulse. Stop pulsing as soon as the dry
ingredients have almost disappeared into
the batter. Overprocessing will cause
quick breads and cakes to be tough. (If
your recipe calls for ingredients that are
to be coarsely chopped – like raisins or
nuts – add them last with the mixed dry
ingredients.)
To make cake mix
Your food processor work bowl is large
enough for the preparation of an
18.5-ounce packaged cake mix.
Insert the metal blade and add the cake
mix to the work bowl. Press the ON button
and while the machine is running, add the
eggs and liquid through the small feed
tube and process for 5 seconds.
Scrape down the sides of the work bowl
and process 1 minute more for maximum
volume. Do not remove the metal blade.
Insert a finger into the underside of the
blade from the bottom of the work bowl to
hold the blade in place while emptying the
batter.
Tip:
After emptying cake batter or puréed
soup from the work bowl, replace the
bowl on the motor base and pulse once.
Centrifugal force will spin the batter off
the blade onto the sides of the work bowl.
Remove the blade, and use the spatula
to scrape any remaining batter from the
bowl.
PREPARING FOOD
FOR SLICING AND
SHREDDING
For disc assembly instructions, refer to
“Assembly Instructions”.
Round fruits and vegetables
Before processing onions, apples and
other large, round fruits and vegetables,
cut the bottom ends flat to make the food
lie stable on the disc.
Place the food in the feed tube, flat side
down, as far left as possible, to prevent it
from tilting when being processed.
Choose fruits that are firm and not too
ripe. Remove large hard pits and seeds
from fruits before processing. Seeds from
citrus fruits need not be removed. Remove
the rind before slicing or shredding, if
desired.
Whole peppers are an exception
Remove the stem and cut the stem end flat.
Remove the core and scoop out the seeds.
Leave the end opposite the stem whole, to
keep the structure stiff. This ensures round,
even slices.
Large fruits like pineapple
Cut the ends flat, cut in half and either
core or remove the seeds. If necessary,
cut the halves into smaller pieces to fit the
feed tube.
Cabbage and iceberg lettuce
Turn the head on its side and slice off the
top and bottom, leaving a center section
about 3 inches (8 cm) deep. Remove the
core, then cut in wedges to fit the feed tube.
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