Stand Mixer Use - KitchenAid K45SS Use And Care Manual

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Stand Mixer Use

Converting Your Recipe for the
Stand Mixer
The mixing instructions found in this book
can be used to convert your favorite recipes
for use with your KitchenAid Stand Mixer.
To help determine a mixing procedure,
your own observations and experience will
be needed. Watch the batter or dough and
mix only until it has the desired appearance
described in your recipe, such as "smooth
and creamy." Use the "Speed Control
Guide" to help determine proper mixing
speeds.
Adding Ingredients
The standard procedure to follow when
mixing most batters, especially cake and
cookie batters, is to add:
1/3 dry ingredients
1/2 liquid ingredients
1/3 dry ingredients
1/2 liquid ingredients
1/3 dry ingredients
Use stir speed until ingredients have been
blended. Then gradually increase to desired
speed.
Always add ingredients as close to side of
bowl as possible, not directly into moving
beater. The pouring shield can be used to
simplify adding ingredients.
NOTE: If ingredients in very bottom
of bowl are not thoroughly mixed, the
beater is not far enough into the bowl.
See "Beater-to-Bowl Clearance."
Cake Mixes
When preparing packaged cake mixes, use
Speed 4 for medium speed and speed 6 for
high speed. For best results, mix for the
time stated on the package directions.
Adding Nuts, Raisins or Candied Fruits
Solid materials should be folded in the last
few sections of mixing on stir speed. The
batter should be thick enough to keep the
fruits and nuts from sinking to the bottom
of the pan during baking. Sticky fruits should
be dusted with flour for better distribution
in the batter.
Liquid Mixture
Mixtures containing large amounts of liquid
ingredients should be mixed at lower
speeds to avoid splashing. Increase speed
only after mixture has thickened.
Kneading Yeast Doughs
ALWAYS use the dough hook to mix and
knead yeast doughs. Use Speed 2 to mix or
knead yeast doughs. Use of any other speed
creates high potential for unit failure. When
making dough with a 4.25 liter (4.5 qt.)
tilt-head Stand Mixer, NEVER use recipes
calling for more than 0.87 kg (7 cups)
all-purpose flour or 0.81 kg (6 cups) whole
wheat flour. When making dough with a
4.8 liter (5 qt.) tilt-head Stand Mixer,
NEVER use recipes calling for more than
1.00 kg (8 cups) all-purpose flour or 0.81 kg
(6 cups) whole wheat flour.
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