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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