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.
Výroba ořechového másla
Ořechová másla, jako je mandlové máslo, se skvěle hodí při pečení, kdy dodají domácím sušenkám nebo muffinům další chuťový rozměr. Vyrobit si vlastní ořechové máslo ve food processoru je velmi snadné a nejlepší na tom je, že si můžete namíchat různé příchutě a vytvořit si tak dokonalou směs (můžete přidat i semínka).
Jednoduše přidejte vybrané ořechy do mísy a rozmixujte je pomocí čepele nože tak, aby vznikla hrubá pasta. Přidejte olej, abyste získali požadovanou konzistenci.
Jednoduše přidejte vybrané ořechy do mísy a rozmixujte je pomocí čepele nože tak, aby vznikla hrubá pasta. Přidejte olej, abyste získali požadovanou konzistenci.
Příprava šlehačky
Pomocí food processoru připravíte šlehačku bez nepořádku na pracovní desce. Jedinečná dvojitá kovová šlehací metla MultiPro se nasazuje na vřeteno uprostřed nádoby a pracuje s nasazeným víkem. Jakmile je metla připojena, nalijte smetanu do nádoby, nasaďte víko a šlehejte. Aby se do směsi dostalo více vzduchu, vyjměte během šlehání posuvnou trubku – i to urychlí práci.
Míchání ovoce
Rozmixujte malé množství čerstvého ovoce, například měkké bobule, a vytvořte rychlé pyré, které přidáte do máslového krému na pečení.
Další chuť dodá máslovému krému také mrazem sušené ovoce. Pomocí multifunkčního mlýnku je rozemelte na jemný prášek, čímž získáte dokonalou konzistenci, kterou pak smícháte do máslového krému, který je velmi hladký a snadno se nanáší na dorty a košíčky.
Další chuť dodá máslovému krému také mrazem sušené ovoce. Pomocí multifunkčního mlýnku je rozemelte na jemný prášek, čímž získáte dokonalou konzistenci, kterou pak smícháte do máslového krému, který je velmi hladký a snadno se nanáší na dorty a košíčky.
Need a last minute cake for some impromptu guests or a forgotten birthday? This is where a food processor can really save the day. Most cakes made with food processors are made using the ‘all in one’ method, where all the ingredients are put into the bowl at the same time and whizzed together using the knife blade until evenly mixed into a cake batter. For best results make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature, as the butter needs to be really soft to keep the blades clear.
What are the differences between a food processor and stand mixer?
As well as being able to make light work of food preparation in a matter of seconds, food processors can handle a wide range of baking tasks quickly and efficiently, from chopping, grinding and mixing to whisking, whipping and kneading. They are ideal if you enjoy occasional baking but don’t have the budget or space to have a separate stand mixer as well.
If you’re a keen home baker, stand mixers are designed especially for you. Their key strengths are kneading, mixing and whisking and their generous bowl capacity means you can bake in large quantities. Various additional attachments are available for our stand mixers which you can use for slicing or grinding, but primarily a stand mixer is designed to help you mix, whisk and knead with ease.
Explore the Kenwood range
Packed full of intuitive features, our range of food processors come in various capacities and with a wide selection of high quality, robust attachments to help make pretty much any food prep task quicker and easier, so you have the time to enjoy creating your next dish or bake.
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