Using The Dough Blade; Helpful Hints - KitchenAid 5KFP0919 Manual

TIPS FOR GREAT RESULTS

USING THE DOUGH BLADE

The dough blade is specially
designed for mixing and
kneading yeast dough quickly
and thoroughly. For the best results, do not
knead recipes that use more than 710 mL
(3 cups) of flour. Use O/Pulse to mix the
dry ingredients, then speed 2 when adding
liquids.

HELPFUL HINTS

• To avoid damage to the blade or motor,
do not process food that is so hard or
firmly frozen that it cannot be pierced
with the tip of a sharp knife. If a piece
of hard food, such as a carrot, becomes
wedged or stuck on the blade, stop the
processor and remove the blade. Gently
remove food from the blade.
• Do not overfill work bowl. For thin
mixtures, fill work bowl up to 1/2 -2/3
full. For thicker mixtures, fill work bowl
up to 3/4 full. For liquids, the work bowl
should be no more than 2/3 full. When
chopping, the work bowl should
be no more than 1/3 -1/2 full.
• Position slicing/shredding disc so the
cutting surface is just to the right of the
feed tube. This allows the blade a full
rotation before contacting the food.
• To capitalise on the speed of the
processor, drop ingredients to be
chopped through the feed tube while
the processor is running.
• Different foods require varying degrees
of pressure for best shredding and slicing
results. In general, use light pressure
for soft, delicate foods (strawberries,
tomatoes, etc.), moderate pressure for
medium foods (zucchini, potatoes, etc.),
and firmer pressure for harder foods
(carrots, apples, hard cheeses, partially
frozen meats, etc.).
• Soft and medium-hard cheese may
spread out or roll up on the shredding
disc. To avoid this, shred only well-chilled
cheese.
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• Sometimes slender foods, such as carrots
or celery, fall over in the feed tube,
resulting in an uneven
slice. To minimize this,
cut food in several
pieces and pack the
feed tube with the
food. For processing
small or slender items,
the small feed tube
in the 2-piece food
pusher will prove
especially convenient.
• When preparing a
cake or cookie batter or quick bread,
use the multipurpose blade to cream
fat and sugar first. Add dry ingredients
last. Place nuts and fruit on top of flour
mixture to prevent over-chopping.
Process nuts and fruits, using short
pulses, until blended with other
ingredients. Do not overprocess.
• When shredded or sliced food piles
up on one side of the bowl, stop the
processor and redistribute the food
using a spatula.
• When food quantity reaches the bottom
of the slicing/shredding disc, remove
the food.
• A few larger pieces of food may
remain on top of the disc after slicing
or shredding. If desired, cut these by
hand and add to mixture.
• Use the spatula to remove ingredients
from the work bowl.
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