Stand mixer
A motor-driven mixer with a bowl and interchangeable attachments: paddle for creaming butter and mixing batters, whisk for whipped cream and meringue, dough hook for bread. Cream butter and sugar in 3–5 minutes. Don't overmix after flour is added. Gluten overdevelopment makes cakes tough.
Used for
- creaming butter
- whipping cream
- meringue
- bread dough
- cake batter
In the kitchen
- Cream butter at medium speed 3–5 min.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add flour on low to avoid toughening.
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