2011-12-05

KitchenAid Pro 600 Stand Mixers

Review of the KitchenAid Pro 600 Stand Mixer

The KitchenAid Pro-600 is an excellent and powerful free standing mixer that is strong enough for even the toughest jobs such as kneading bread dough. If you are keen to get into the kitchen and to create delicious tasting foods, then you will need some of the best equipment to help you and to make your life easier.

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This great and handy addition to your kitchen has a solid stainless steel construction and a 6 quart capacity bowl. The great looking machine will add a little class to your kitchen with the custom pearl finish and it boasts a head for attaching a large range of accessories. The mixer has a steel bowl and gears, this ensuring its durability and capability to perform even the hardest tasks.

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Features of the KitchenAid Pro 600

This comprehensive and all round great performing appliance for your kitchen comes with some exceptional features such as a soft start mode to avoid splashing and an electronic speed sensor. The auto shut off feature of this model makes the appliance one of a kind for advancements in safety.

The KitchenAid Pro 600 has an impressive ten speed gear setting and with a powerful 575 watts, it really can knead bread dough rapidly and successfully. Of course, you do not have to limit the usage of your KitchenAid to bread making; it is the perfect accessory for making all types of delicious cakes and purees.

One great plus point of the Pro 600 series of this appliance is the wide range of accessories available; all you need for your machine is included as standard such as the flat metal beater and the wire egg whip. Of course, for the keen bread maker the spiral dough hook is very important as is the pouring shield for those who wish to avoid a mess in the kitchen.

How to use your KitchenAid Pro 600

The kitchen appliance is easy to use and really is an excellent all round choice for complementing your kitchen. Due to its powerful motor, it really can complete any task from making mashed potato to mixing bread dough in super fast time. Simply attach the correct accessory to the machine and stand back and watch it do all the hard work for you.

Once you have finished creating your culinary delights, with this model you do not even have to worry about cleaning up. The great seamless design of the KitchenAid Pro 600 makes cleaning easy as residual food will not get stuck in any creases or hard to access areas.

With a one year warranty as standard, this all round great performing appliance is a fine compliment to any kitchen. The versatility and sheer power of the machine should be noted as well as of course the ease with which you can clean up and store your machine ready for its next use. Whether you love cooking up batches of cakes, or if you are a lover of home made bread, the KitchenAid Pro 600 is the perfect appliance to help you in the kitchen to achieve the best results in a fraction of the time it would take by hand.

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2011-12-04

A Caramel Candy Apple Christmas Pizza Recipe

The holidays are getting closer and closer each day that passes. The holidays can be fun and exciting while we spend time with family and friends. One thing everyone will be looking for during the holidays is mouthwatering and tempting flavors in Yuletide treats. Why not have fun with this by introducing everyone to such a special Christmas treat as candied apples and caramel? It is a popular treat and now you can include it on your homemade dessert pizza.

Dessert Pizzas are great for Family Time as well as Entertaining

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If you are searching for a good heartily and delicious treat to serve family or while entertaining others, you can make this recipe before hand and then surprise everyone with how scrumptious this twist on an old favorite can be.

A Caramel Candy Apple Christmas Pizza Recipe

Recipe for Caramel Candy Apple Christmas Pizza

What You Need

1 completed pizza crust recipe 1 package softened cream cheese 8 ounces 1 egg 1 Tablespoon flour ½ cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring 3 cups finely diced Granny Smith apples 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg ½ cup heavy whipping cream ¾ cup brown sugar ¼ cup melted butter or margarine 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts, walnuts, or pecans 1/3 cup chocolate chips

How to Make It

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

After making the pizza dough recipe, spread the pizza crust onto a lightly greased baking sheet or cookie pan.

Using a large bowl and mixer beat the cream cheese, egg, flour, sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until the mixture is smooth.

Spread this mixture evenly over the pizza crust and then set aside until needed.

Using a large bowl add the diced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and the other 1 teaspoon of vanilla and then fold to cover apples with the spices and flavoring. Set aside until needed.

Using a small saucepan over a medium heat, you will make the caramel sauce for this Christmas dessert pizza. To the saucepan add the cream, brown sugar and the butter or margarine stir to mix toughly and then bring to a low boil. Continue stirring for approximately, 5 minutes are until it begins to thicken and then remove from heat.

Remove 2/3 cup of the caramel sauce and then slowly pour the sauce over the apples and then toss well.

Spread the apples and most of the caramel mixture over the pizza dough, while reserving the remaining sauce until needed.

Place pizza in the preheated oven and then cook for approximately 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for approximately 3 minutes.

Using a food processor, you will grind the nuts and chocolate chips until they are well grounded.

Sprinkle this nut and chocolate mixture over the pizza and then place in the refrigerator to chill for approximately and hour before slicing and then serving to your family and or guests. You can serve this delicious dessert pizza alone or with some ice cream and the remaining caramel sauce.

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2011-12-03

Bread Dough Mixers - Machine-Kneeded Ease and Baking Perfection

No matter the shape, taste, and origin, breads are and will always be a part of our lives. It is hard to imagine living on a daily basis without seeing, smelling, or tasting a piece of bread, which is one of the primary sources of carbohydrates.

However, would it not be more satisfying and gratifying if the bread we are eating is the same as from years ago, slowly baked fresh daily in an oven at home. Perhaps, nothing beats the aroma and the flavor of homemade bread. The reality is, though, more and more people have lesser time in kneading and baking homemade breads because of other responsibilities. This is where bread mixers come in.

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Basically, bread dough mixers are pretty much like the standard mixer in shape and parts. What sets this mixer apart is that it comes with a more powerful motor for tougher and stickier dough. A normal mixer might work well for cookie dough where the end result can easily be worked through. However, once you encounter a lump of bread dough, your standard mixer might overheat from all the pressure it needs to exert.

Bread Dough Mixers - Machine-Kneeded Ease and Baking Perfection

Bread dough mixers have received a lot of hype basically because it makes baking easier. Before, you would need to manually knead dough and work the ingredients one by one. From experience, you would know that a precise amount of time spent kneading and definite pressure is needed as well. With a dough mixer, all you need to do is set the motor, fill the bowl with the ingredients and set it to mix the ingredients and knead the dough by itself.

With the presence of bread dough mixers, we are hoping that more and more moms will find the time to actually make homemade bread for their families. It would just be refreshing to chew on one without the added preservatives for a change.

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2011-12-02

5 Methods For Cake Making Using Electric Mixers

Most home bakers have some sort of electric mixer in their kitchen arsenal. Some are hand held and some are stand mixers. Either way, an electric mixer is essential to making cakes. There are surprisingly many different methods to make a cake and most of them require the use of some sort of electronic mixer.

Here are five ways to make a cake using a food mixer.

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One-Step Method

5 Methods For Cake Making Using Electric Mixers

This method requires careful planning to ensure you add the ingredients in the correct order. As with most baking methods, the important part comes when adding the liquid to the dry ingredients because this begins the chemical reaction with the gluten in the flour.

So the one-step method requires you to put the flour and raising agents in the bowl first, then mix to blend. Add the sugar and remaining ingredients and mix to combine.

Melt Method

The melting method does not really require an electric mixer to make, but one can be used on a very low setting to gently combine the ingredients at the end of the process.

The melt method is ideal for syrup, honey or molasses cakes and requires that you melt the fat, usually butter in a pan and then add the syrup and remaining wet ingredients, once the fat has cooled of course. Then once the mixture has cooled you can pour it into your mixing bowl and add the dry ingredients. It's very important to use the mixer on the lowest setting for this part and to mix until just combined.

Dry and Wet Method

The dry and wet method works once again in a similar way to the one step method. It requires you put all the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix to blend. In a separate bowl you then put all the wet ingredients in and mix. Pour the mixed wet ingredients into the dry and mix.

A small point to consider with this method is that when you are using white sugars, you can count it as a dry ingredient, but if you are using muscovado or brown sugar, you need to count it with your wet ingredients.

Bread Method

An electric mixer can also be used to make dough if you install the kneading hooks. Depending on whether you are using fresh or dried yeast, make your preparations required for the yeast component and then add to the mixing bowl. Add the flour and use the dough hooks to slowly knead the ingredients into a soft and elastic ball of dough.

Creaming Method

The creaming method is by far the most common method used when baking cakes and biscuits. It's when the fat, usually butter, at room temperature is mixed at very high speeds with the sugar. This mixture must be beaten until it becomes pale and creamy. Then it is usual for the eggs to be added and blended well to the butter and sugar mixture followed by the rest of the ingredients according to the recipe. Having an electric mixer for this method is essential.

Each of these methods yields a different result for the desired effect of the cake, bread or biscuit. Some result in a crumbly, sandy texture, some will result in a light and spongy cake or some might be chewy and soft. Whatever you are making, an electronic mixer is one of the must have items in any home cook's collection of small kitchen appliances.

5 Methods For Cake Making Using Electric Mixers

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2011-12-01

Food Processor Safety - What Every Cook Should Know

Which Safety Features Do You Need?

Smart shoppers today look for the best safety features when purchasing anything for their home. Food Processors are no exception. Different brands boast different features. Most consumers just want to know which brand and model has the best safety features. The answer is surprising: all of them do!

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Safety features in food processors have been standardized and all brands come similarly equipped. You really only need to worry about safety features, or the lack thereof, if you are working with an older, used model. All modern food processors will not run until the lid is locked securely in place, ensuring you don't accidentally turn the machine on while your hand is in the bowl.

Food Processor Safety - What Every Cook Should Know

Any new product sold in the U.S. today has to comply with electrical safety codes, regardless of the cost of the machine. Buying from a reputable supplier will ensure compliance with these codes.

How to Avoid Danger

This does not mean a food processor does not come with a risk of danger. You should always be careful around sharp kitchen equipment, especially if there are children present. There is a very good reason a food processor can chop and slice as well as a good knife; the blades and discs are just as sharp. Injuries are most likely to occur from contact with sharp blades or discs when the machine isn't even in use. Most incidents take place either when washing the equipment or putting it away.

You should never stick your hand in the work bowl while the blade is in place. Use a spoon or spatula to remove the food after it's been processed. Carefully grasp the blade by the stem, avoiding contact with the metal part.

There is always an element of danger when using an electrical appliance in close proximity to a water supply, as is often the case in a kitchen with a food processor. Don't ever use any appliance that has a frayed cord or damaged plug. Keep the area around the electrical receptacle clean and dry. Unplug the machine before cleaning.

The bottom line is this; you need to be careful and exercise common sense when using a food processor. However, the slight risk of danger isn't due to a lack of safety features provided by the maker. Be careful and you will enjoy many years of injury free use of your food processor, regardless of the model you choose.

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2011-11-30

Delightful Desserts That Are Best Served Cold

Everybody looks forward to summer time and all the benefits that come along with that time of year too. This of course includes great summer food and of course those deliciously wonderful summertime desserts as well. There are a great many of these delightful desserts to choose from and most of them are best served cold, which is nice because a refreshingly cool dessert is preferable on a hot summer's day. So what is your favorite summer time treat? Is it ice cream or milkshakes? Or maybe you prefer limeades or ice cold sodas, or maybe even chilled pies or cakes there is plenty to choose from.

Fruits make for great summertime treats particularly if they are served as cold or frozen desserts. There are many fruit-based cold desserts that you can make and enjoy during the summer months for yourself, your family, and friends. These great fruit-based summer treats can be anything from a simple fruit cup, which takes no more time than what is required to chop up the fruit and chill it, to creations that require a good deal of time preparing and even baking before they can be served and enjoyed. While most summer desserts are not the healthiest due to certain ingredients they can none the less be nutritious.

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Some of the most popular of these fruit-based cold served summer desserts are made with berries, which are very good for you because they are usually hi in anti-oxidants, which your body really needs. These berries can be found in everything from smoothies and shakes to pies and cakes. One of the most popular of these summer delights is homemade ice cream, the most popular choice is of course strawberry ice cream. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie is another great dessert that contains strawberries and is best served cold. Strawberries are perhaps the most popular of those in the berry family.

Delightful Desserts That Are Best Served Cold

Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

While we are on the subject of delicious summer desserts that are served cold, why not take a look at this recipe and see if you would want to give it a try. You can make it for you and your family who will almost certainly enjoy it and be thankful that you love them enough to prepare this fabulous dessert for them.

What You will Need:

1 angel food cake (10 in) 4-5 cups strawberries (sliced, fresh) 1 cup sugar (white) 16 ounces cream cheese (softened) Cool whip (16 ounces) 2 packages strawberry glaze (1 ounce per package) you can substitute 2 boxes sugar-free strawberry jello mix for the strawberry glaze 5-6 strawberries (fresh for garnish)

How To Make It:

First, you need to break up the angel food cake into small pieces.

The next thing you need to do is to cook the strawberry glaze or sugar-free strawberry jello using their directions, and once this done, add the sliced strawberries then set this aside. Now you will need to beat the sugar with the cream cheese folding in the cool whip afterward.

Next, take a large trifle bowl and place half of the angel food cake pieces into the bottom.

This is when you spoon about half of the cream cheese, sugar, cool whip mixture on top of the angel food cake in the bowl. At this point you add approximately half of the strawberry mix on to the cream cheese, cool whip, and sugar mix.

Repeat this procedure for all 3 layers of the dessert. Chill for 3 or 4 hours after garnishing with the whole berries and cool whip. When preparing this dessert a 9x13 pan may be substituted for the trifle bowl.

Delightful Desserts That Are Best Served Cold

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2011-11-29

Raw Vanilla - Blueberry Chia Pudding Parfait

Another quick and easy, yet impressive looking breakfast, snack or dessert. Reap the many benefits of chia seeds by including them in ice cream, bread, pudding, salad, crackers, etc. I plan on serving this lovely parfait to many dinner guests that are not familiar with RAW, and I'm sure they'll love it.

If you are not a fan of coconut, neither of us think this tastes like coconut at all. Young coconut meat gives it a nice creamy body and base, but you taste the vanilla and blueberries...that's it!!!

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Raw Vanilla - Blueberry Chia Pudding Parfait

Vanilla - Blueberry Chia Parfait
Serves: 6
1 1/2 cups Young Thai coconut meat
1 1/2 cups coconut water (or filtered water)
1 1/2 cup cashew, soaked 2-4 hours
5 drops Medicine Flower Vanilla Extract (1/2 - 1tsp liquid extract)
3 Tbsp honey (or yacon syrup) per taste

pinch of sea salt
1 tsp sunflower lecithin (optional)
2 drops Medicine Flower Blueberry Extract (optional)
1 1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 cup +2 Tbsp chia seeds (add as needed)

Blend coconut, coconut water and cashews until very creamy.

Add vanilla, salt, sweetener, lecithin, and blend.

Pour half of mixture into a bowl.

Add blueberries to mixture in blender and mix until creamy.

Pour into a separate bowl.

Add 2 - 3 Tbsp of chia seeds to vanilla mixture, stir and let set.

Add 1/4 cup of chia seeds to blueberry mixture, stir and let set.

Let sit about 15 minutes, stirring once or twice.

Spoon layers into a parfait glass. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or more and serve.

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