Technical data

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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, cut into 1-inch pieces
and at room temperature. 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 on page 6.
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 (8cm) deep. Remove the core, then
cut in wedges to fit the feed tube. Remove
the core from the bottom and top pieces and
cut into wedges to fit into the feed tube.
If the fruit or vegetable doesn’t fit, try
inserting it from the bottom of the feed tube,
where the opening is slightly larger.
Pack the feed tube for desired results:
For long slices or shreds, cut the food in feed
tube widths and pack the pieces horizontally.
For small, round slices or short shreds from
carrots, zucchini and other long vegetables,
cut into feed tube heights and pack tightly
upright.
Food should fit snugly, but not so tightly that
it prevents the pusher from moving.
When slicing or shredding, always use
the pusher.