Contents Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions Features of your Mixmaster Compact ® Features of your Mixmaster Compact Pro ® Using your Mixmaster Compact/Compact Pro 6 ® Role of the Twin-Motor 3-Way Beating Action 8 Mixing Guide Oven Temperature Guide Care and Cleaning Let’s Talk Ingredients...
If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance, please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line. Ensure the above safety precautions are understood.
The eject button effortlessly releases the beaters or dough hooks for easy cleaning. Twin motor 3-way beating action Sunbeam have further developed the famous 3-way beating action. The patent pending twin- motor design enables one motor to drive the individual beaters, each turning in opposite directions.
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Boost button The Boost feature provides that extra power when you need it. Tilt back locking head button The head of the mixer tilts back and locks securely into position to allow for easy removal of the mixing bowl and beaters. Hand beater release button Designed for maximum use the mixer transforms into a convenient hand mixer, as...
The eject button effortlessly releases the beaters or dough hooks for easy cleaning. Twin motor 3-way beating action Sunbeam have further developed the famous 3-way beating action. The patent pending twin- motor design enables one motor to drive the individual beaters, each turning in opposite directions.
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Boost button The Boost feature provides that extra power when you need it. Tilt back locking head button The head of the mixer tilts back and locks securely into position to allow for easy removal of the mixing bowl and beaters. Hand beater release button Designed for maximum use the mixer transforms into a convenient hand mixer, as...
Using your Sunbeam Mixmaster ® Compact / Compact Pro Before use on the mixing task to be performed: beaters for whisking, mixing and beating, Before assembling your mixer, be sure the or dough hooks for kneading. power cord is unplugged from the power...
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Using your Sunbeam Mixmaster Compact / Compact Pro (continued) ® When adding dry ingredients use the Figure 4 Press ‘tilt’ lowest speed to prevent the ‘snow storm’ button and effect. ease mixer Tip: When kneading yeast doughs, use head down ‘LO’...
Role of the Twin-Motor 3-way Beating Action One motor is located in the head of the These actions combine to ensure a more mixer. This drives the individual beaters, powerful and thorough mixing result. turning each in opposite directions. Figure 6 The second motor is located in the neck of the mixer and drives the turntable, in turn rotating the bowl.
Oven Temperature Guide For your information, the following temperature settings are included as a guide. These settings may need to be adjusted to suit the individual range. Thermostat Settings DESCRIPTION OF Degrees Celcius °C Degrees Farenheit °F Gas Mark OVEN TEMPERATURES Very Slow ½...
After approximately four years of domestic use, the grease in the gear compartment should be examined (commercial use after two years). We suggest at that time you send the Mixer to your nearest Sunbeam Appliance Service Centre to ensure efficient, correct servicing.
Lets Talk Ingredients Listed below is a guide regarding some of the Yeast ingredients used in the recipes in this book. A raising agent used in doughs. Yeast is a microscopic living organism that grows Shortenings rapidly in suitable warm, moist conditions. The word, shortening, is a term used to The yeast plant feeds on sugar and expels describe any one of the solid fats (animal,...
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Lets Talk Ingredients (continued) Measuring Ingredients Raising Agents Careful and correct measurement of all Care is essential for best results. Check ingredients is essential for recipe success. for and crush any lumps, particularly in Australian Standard Metric cup and spoon bicarbonate of soda, before measuring.
Cookery Tips for Best Results 1. Before starting, read the recipe 9. Do not overbeat. Be careful that you completely. only mix/blend mixtures until the recommended time specified in your 2. Refrigerated ingredients, ie butter and recipe. Fold in dry ingredients only until eggs should be at room temperature just combined.
Helpful Hints for a Successful Dough Step 1: Preparing the yeast Safety Tip: Do not use the mixer near the edge of a bench or table top where it may For the dry yeast to be activated it needs to fall off.
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Helpful Hints for a Successful Dough (continued) Step 3: The finishing touches Doughy Tips. Q. My dough hasn’t worked, what went To add interest to breads wrong? • Sprinkle loaves or buns with sesame, A. If you over knead or under knead your poppy, or caraway seeds before baking.
Helpful Hints for Better Cake Making • Always have ingredients at room • Cooking times and temperature are meant temperature. Warm the bowl to be used in only as a guide. Light mixtures should really cold weather. spring back when lightly touched and heavy mixtures, fruit cake and the like, •...
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Helpful Hints for Better Cake Making (continued) Heavy, Close Texture • The liquid should always be hot when folded through the sponge mixture. This Too much fat or sugar, over mixing, under starts the sponge cooking on the table, baking, or too hot an oven. so it is essential to have the oven in Fruit Sinks readiness.
Recipes BAKING 6. Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn the dough over. Remove the dough from Tips the bowl and place onto a well floured • Goats milk and skim milk can be used in surface. Lightly knead dough with palm these recipes.
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Recipes (continued) Bread rolls 3. Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn the dough over. Knead on a lightly floured 1. Follow steps 1 - 5 from ‘Basic White Loaf’ surface. Divide the dough into 24 equal recipe. portions and shape into round, smooth 2.
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Recipes (continued) Sultana Loaf Makes 2 loaves once to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until 1 sachet dry yeast doubled in size (40-50 minutes). 2 tablespoons sugar 60g butter or margarine, melted 6.
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Recipes (continued) Plaited sweet loaf Chelsa bun 1. Follow steps 1 - 5, from ‘Sultana Loaf’ 1. Roll out the dough onto a floured surface recipe. into a 60cm x 30cm rectangle, about 2cm thick. Sprinkle with / 2 cup mixed 2.
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Recipes (continued) Wholemeal Loaf 5. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with plastic 1 sachet dry yeast wrap, and let rise in a warm place until 2 tablespoons sugar doubled in size (40-50 minutes). 2 cups lukewarm water 30g butter, melted 6.
Recipes (continued) CELEBRATION CAKES 3. Follow steps 2 - 4 from the ‘Foundation Butter Cake’ recipe. Foundation Butter Cake 4. Spoon into cake tin. Level and bake for 125g butter or margarine 40-45 minutes or until cooked when 1 teaspoon vanilla extract tested with a skewer.
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Recipes (continued) Marble Cake Classic Sponge Cake Divide batter into 3, leave one plain, add 4 eggs pink food colour to second portion and ¾ cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons of cocoa, / 8 teaspoon 1 cup cornflour bicarbonate of soda and 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon cream of tartar to the remaining cake batter.
Recipes (continued) ICING, FILLINGS, FROSTINGS AND CREAMS BRUNCH, LUNCHTIME AND AFTERNOON TEA 250g butter, softened Cinnamon and Apple Tea Ring 3 cups icing sugar mixture, sifted DOUGH: 1-2 tablespoons milk 1. Place all ingredients into the mixing 1 sachet dry yeast bowl and on ‘LO’...
Recipes (continued) SHAPE. Add cinnamon and vanilla. Stir in 10. Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes or dissolved cornflour, and cook for a further until golden brown. Remove from the tin minute until mixture thickens. Remove and glaze while still warm. from heat and allow to cool.
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Recipes (continued) Savoury Puffs Makes approximately 40 Cinnamon and Apple Tea Ring continued Choux Pastry Puffs CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 60g butter or margarine 125g pkt cream cheese, softened ¾ cup water 30g butter ¾ cup plain flour, sifted 3 teaspoons lemon juice 3 eggs ½...
Recipes (continued) Fillings for the Choux Pastry Puffs: Mushroom and Bacon Filling 1 x 250g tin mushrooms, well drained and Basic White Sauce finely chopped 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 rashers cooked bacon, ham or proscuitto 2 tablespoons flour finely chopped ½...
3. Increase speed to medium and add 3. Fold in melted butter. Place spoonfuls sugars. onto a hot Sunbeam Frypan and cook until 4. Add eggs, vanilla and cream until light bubbled, turn to brown. and fluffy on “HI” speeds.
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Recipes (continued) Cornflake Cookies Quick Cup Cakes Makes 12 125g cup butter or margarine 60g butter or margarine ½ cup caster sugar 1¼ cups self raising flour 1 egg ½ cup sugar vanilla essence 2 eggs ½ cup currants ¼ cup milk ½...
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Recipes (continued) Meringues Marshmallows Makes 12 2 egg whites 25g gelatine 90g caster sugar 1½ cups caster sugar 90g icing sugar, sifted vanilla or strawberry essence food colouring (optional) 1. Preheat oven to 120°C. Grease two baking combined cornflour and icing sugar for trays and line with baking paper.
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Recipes (continued) Serving suggestion: Marshmallow’s are great served in hot chocolates or coffee. They are a fun afternoon treat for the kids and can be used to make rocky road. Rocky Road For rocky road combine some mixed nuts, and dried fruit and marshmallows. Mix with melted chocolate and spread into a greased and lined baking sheet.
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You are also Alternatively, you can send a written claim entitled to have the goods repaired or to Sunbeam at the address listed below. replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable On receipt of your claim, Sunbeam will...
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