Cuisinart DLC-10C - Manual (Page 15)

To chop nuts
Chop no more than
2
cups at one
time. Press the lever down to
PULSE and release it, repeating
several limes. Check Irequently to
avoid lelling powdered nuls clomp
together in a nut butler.
When a recipe calls lor Hour or
sugar, add some to the nuts tretore
you chop them — about 1/2 cup
for each cup of nuts This allows
you to chop the nuts as fine as you
warn without lurning them into a
nut butter.
You can also chop nuls with a
shredding disc. The optional Fine
Shredding Disc is parlicularly
good.
To make peanut butter and
other nut butlers
Process up to 2 cups of nuts. Let
the machine run continuously. After
2 or 3 minutes, the ground nuts will
lorm a ball lhat will gradually
smootti out. Scrape the sides of the
bowl and continue processing until
drops ol oil are visible. Taste lor
consistency. The longer you
process, the softer the butter will
be. For chunk style, add a handtut
of nuts just alter the ball of nut
butter begins to smooth out. To
make cashew butter, add a little
bland vegetable oil. Ptocessor nut
butters contain no preservatives.
Store in ihe refrigerator to keep
them wiihoul separating.
To make llavored butters,
spreads and dips
Cul room-temperature butter into
tablespoon si;e pieces. Process
flavoring ingredients lirsl —
anchovies, cheese, herbs, etc —
chopping them fine. Be sure Itie
work bowl is clean and dry. Add
small hard tngredienis like gatiic
and hard cheese through the feed
tube while the machine is running
Next, add the bulter and process
until smooth Add any liquid
ingredients last, while the
processor is running, and process
jusl long enough lo blend. Process
ingredients for spreads and dips in
Ihe same way. They should be at
room temperature and cul into 1 -
inch cubes, or added by
lablespoontuls.