I knew I'd find out here! I gor the cuisenart at a garage sale for $5.00
(no book) I looked up on the web to tey to find a manual, you know maybe an
adobe acrobat. It's a cuisenart "Classic" I'm very excited! I really
appreciate the help!
"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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> "J@mes" > wrote in message
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> > Food processor. It has a "dough blade"... Now... What I do... is...
uh...
> > errr.. What I do is... um... uh... to make bread...
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> Nothing could be easier. To start with, I would suggest that you read the
> instruction book that came with the FP. Here is my method:
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> I put all the dry ingredients into the bowl of the FP. I get best result
> when I limit the amount of flour to about 4 cups. I use instant dry yeast
> (also known as "bread machine yeast") and add that with the other dry
> ingredients. I pulse a few times to mix. Then I add the wet ingredients
> through the feed tube. If there are eggs, I start with them. If there is
> solid fat, I add that next. The liquid (usually warmed, and sometimes
> combined with melted fat) is then slowly added to the feed tube. I like
to
> add a little liquid and then pulse a few time, alternating until the dough
> starts to form clumps. I then turn the motor on and slowly add as much
> liquid as needed to form a ball that rotates around the bowl. If you add
> too much liquid too fast, it will go sticky and my stall out the machine.
> If this happen, add about a half cup more flour and try pulsing. If that
> doesn't work, remove the dough and add it back in portions with a little
> flour. Once you learn the characteristics of your machine, you will be
able
> to make dough in a couple of minutes without any problems.
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> After the ball forms, I let it rotate around the bowl about 40 times, or
up
> to one minute. The dough is removed from the machine and rested a few
> minutes. Then I knead a few times and form a ball.
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> Here is a link to some videos showing the use of a FP in dough making:
> http://tinyurl.com/7777x
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