Cuisinart MP-14N Series - Manual (Page 12)

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To make quick breads
and cakes that use baking
powder and/or soda:
The most important rule
for success is not to
overmix after adding the
flour. The 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 sec-
onds 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 at room temperature
and cut into 1-inch pieces.
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.
Round fruits and
vegetables:
Before processing onions,
apples and other large,
round fruits and vegeta-
bles, 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 core. 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.
The optional 2mm and
1mm slicing discs are
excellent for slicing cabbage
for coleslaw.
If the fruit or vegetable
doesn’t fit, try inserting it
from the bottom of the feed
tube, where the opening is
slightly larger.