I now have a Sunbeam Mixmaster that my parents gave me. I want to
make pizza dough and found a recipe that I want to try. I don't have
the manual for this so I don't know if they tell you how to use it or
not.

My problem is that the recipe calls for using a paddle and then the
dough hooks. I don't have a paddle. Is this something that can be
added or should I just use the beaters?

Anyone one have any favorite recipes for this as well?

Thanks
Scott Wood

On 10-Apr-2004, (Scott Wood) wrote:

I now have a Sunbeam Mixmaster that my parents gave me. I want to
make pizza dough and found a recipe that I want to try. I don't have
the manual for this so I don't know if they tell you how to use it or
not.

My problem is that the recipe calls for using a paddle and then the
dough hooks. I don't have a paddle. Is this something that can be
added or should I just use the beaters?

Anyone one have any favorite recipes for this as well?

Thanks
Scott Wood

Sounds like a recipe intended for a KitchenAid, rather than a MixMaster.
The paddle on a KithchenAid provides the function the MixMaster's beaters
do. The paddle would be used just to bring together the dry and wet
ingredients; the MixMaster beaters would probably cause the mixer to labor
rather quickly because the dough will get thick and heavy pretty quickly.
Since the real work is the kneading, I'd mix the ingredients throroughly
with a wooden spoon (in the MixMaster bowl); when thoroughly mixed, use the
MixMaster and hooks to knead.

Larry

(Scott Wood)

I now have a Sunbeam Mixmaster that my parents gave me. I want to
make pizza dough and found a recipe that I want to try. I don't have
the manual for this so I don't know if they tell you how to use it or
not.

My problem is that the recipe calls for using a paddle and then the
dough hooks. I don't have a paddle. Is this something that can be
added or should I just use the beaters?

Anyone one have any favorite recipes for this as well?

Yeah, use your hands. Those old Mixmasters don't have nearly enough power to
knead doughs. Unless they're handicapped no one needs any home sized mixer for
preparing yeast dough.


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Thanks for the reply. Tried your method and it worked fine. Not sure
about the mixer though. It seemed to really be working the plastic
parts. Still did the job.

Scott Wood


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On 10-Apr-2004, (Scott Wood) wrote:

I now have a Sunbeam Mixmaster that my parents gave me. I want to
make pizza dough and found a recipe that I want to try. I don't have
the manual for this so I don't know if they tell you how to use it or
not.

My problem is that the recipe calls for using a paddle and then the
dough hooks. I don't have a paddle. Is this something that can be
added or should I just use the beaters?

Anyone one have any favorite recipes for this as well?

Thanks
Scott Wood

Sounds like a recipe intended for a KitchenAid, rather than a MixMaster.
The paddle on a KithchenAid provides the function the MixMaster's beaters
do. The paddle would be used just to bring together the dry and wet
ingredients; the MixMaster beaters would probably cause the mixer to labor
rather quickly because the dough will get thick and heavy pretty quickly.
Since the real work is the kneading, I'd mix the ingredients throroughly
with a wooden spoon (in the MixMaster bowl); when thoroughly mixed, use the
MixMaster and hooks to knead.

Larry

On 13-Apr-2004, (Scott Wood) wrote:

Thanks for the reply. Tried your method and it worked fine. Not sure
about the mixer though. It seemed to really be working the plastic
parts. Still did the job.

Scott Wood


Yes, my first stand mixer was an late 50s Sunbeam I picked up at a garage
sale; I found it labored a bit when making some doughs. I would never use
it with a recipe that called for more than 3 cups of flour (many Kitchenaide
recipes are for two loaves and use 5 or 6 cups). I does seem to work better
on looser (wetter) doughs. It didn't take me long to decide to chase down a
used Kitchenaid to use instead; now I have now worries, it's heavy-duty
enough to handle everything I throw at it.

But, I still use my Breadman bread machine a lot to make dough too; which I
use depends on the recipe, time and mood.

Happy breadbaking