THE VITAL INGREDIENTS continued

mixture

mixing task

approx. mixing time

Butter & Sugar

Creaming

3-4 minutes (or until mixture

 

 

is light and creamy)

 

 

 

Pastry

Combining/rubbing butter &

50-60 seconds (or until

 

flour for pastry or crumble

ingredients resemble

 

 

course bredcrumbs

 

 

 

 

The addition of liquid

20-30 seconds

 

ingredients to form

(or until ingredients have

 

pastry dough

just come together)

 

 

 

Cake, muffin beater

Incorporating wet and

30-40 seconds (or until all

 

dry ingredients

ingredients are combined)

 

 

 

Biscuits & cookie mixtures

Incorporating wet and

30-40 seconds

 

dry ingredients

(or until all ingredients

 

 

are well combined)

 

 

 

Thin/light batters

Incorporating wet and

40-50 seconds (or until all

(ie. Pancakes)

dry ingredients

icing is smooth)

 

 

 

Icing

Incorporating wet and

30-40 seconds (or until all

 

dry ingredients

ingredients are combined)

 

 

 

Frosting

Creaming butter

1-2 minutes (or until butter is

 

 

smooth & creamy)

 

 

 

 

Combining icing sugar, butter

50-60 seconds (or until

 

& liquid ingredients

mixture is light and fluffy)

 

 

 

NOTE:

Longer mixing times may be required for larger or double quantities.

Do not use the Scraper Beater for mixing heavy dough (bread, pizza etc) or whisking egg whites.

The above timings are to be used as a guide only.

When adding flour to the mixing bowl, always use splash guard and ensure the mixer is on the folding/kneading setting. This will prevent flour from escaping the bowl.

Fig. 3

TIP:

The Scraper Beater can also be used as a spatula when removing cake, biscuits or other mixtures form the mixing bowl (see Fig. 3).

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BEM800 specifications

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