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PAge heAder.....HINTS & TIPS
MIXTURE MIXING TASK APPROX. MIXING TIME
Butter & sugar Creaming 1–4 minutes (or until mixture is
pale and creamy)
Cake, muffin batter Incorporating wet and
dry ingredients
30–40 seconds (or until all
ingredients are combined)
Biscuits & cookie mixtures Incorporating wet and
dry ingredients
30–40 seconds (or until all
ingredients are well combined)
Thin/light batters
(ie. Pancakes)
Incorporating wet and
dry ingredients
40–50 seconds (or until all
icing is smooth)
Icing Incorporating wet and
dry ingredients
30–40 seconds (or until all
ingredients are combined)
Frosting Creaming butter
Combining icing sugar, butter
& liquid ingredients
1–2 minutes (or until butter is
smooth & creamy)
50–60 seconds (or until
mixture is light and fluffy)
ISSUE TIP
Choice of attachments Use the beater for all mixing tasks. Use the whisk for all whipping
or aeration tasks. Use dough hook only for kneading bread dough.
Speed settings Use the mixing guide to select a suitable mixing speed when
preparing recipes. Begin mixing at lowest speed then increase to
higher speed to prevent splattering.
Mixing Mix for the recommended time in the recipe – avoid over mixing.
Should an object such as a spoon or spatula fall into the bowl
while mixing, immediately turn the mixer off, unplug at the power
outlet and remove the object.
Egg white Be sure the whisk and bowl are completely clean and dry
before use – a small amount of fat or egg yolk will affect
whipping performance.
Bread dough Add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Use Kneeding/
Folding setting to knead ingredients into a dough ball.
DO NOT place hands near dough hook when mixer is operating.