Breville BFP400 brochure Pureeing with the Processing blade

BASIC FOOD PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

PUREEING with the Processing blade

COOKED	Place cooked soft soup/sauce mixture into food processor bowl.	Min 500ml
SOUPS,	Process on high speed until smooth. If making a creamed soup,	Max 1500ml
SAUCES	add milk or cream though food chute whilst motor is running. Do
	not exceed 2L liquid level
COOKED	Cook vegetables until soft and place into food processor bowl.	Min 200g
VEGETABLES,	Process on high speed until smooth. Small amount of stock of	Max 600g
FRUITS	water may be added for a smoother texture.
COOKED	Trim and cut cooked meat into 2.5cm cubes. Process using a	Min 200g
MEAT, PATE	high-range speed until pureed to desired consistency. Add small	Max 600g
	amount of pan juices if puree becomes stiff. For chicken liver paté,
	leave livers whole and process till smooth, adding cream through
	food chute while motor is running. It may be necessary to scape
	the sides of the food processor bowl using the spatula to ensure
	more even processing.
BABY FOOD	Process soft cooked meat and/or vegetables on high speed until	Min 200g
	smooth, adding a small amount of liquid or gravy if necessary. If	Max 600g
	required, freeze excess mixture in ice-cube trays, then repack in
	freezer bags ready for use.
SOFT FRESH	Ideal for berries, stone fruit, kiwi fruit, or mango purees. If	Min 200g
FRUIT	necessary peel and cut fruit into 2.5cm cubes. Ensure any pips or	Max 600g
	stones are removed. Process on high speed until smooth.
PEANUT	Process shelled peanuts on high speed until pureed to desired	Min 125g
BUTTER	consistency, mixture will form into a ball. A small amount of	Max 500g
	peanut oil may be added if a smoother texture is required.
	NOTE: the natural oil in the peanuts may separate on standing,
	stir before use.
DIPS,	Place ingredients into the food processor bowl and process on a	Min 200g
SPREADS	high-range speed until smooth. If some ingredients are to remain	Max 600g
	chunky, add these ingredients after initial processing and use the
	PULSE button until desired consistency is achieved.

Mixing with the Processing Blade

BUTTER CAKE	Place softened butter and sugar into the food processor bowl. Process
	using high speed until mixture is lightly creamed. With the motor
	running, add eggs one at a time down the food chute, mixing well after
	each addition. Add liquid and dry ingredients to the mixture in the food
	processor bowl and process using the PULSE button until folded through
	evenly. If necessary,, scape the sides of the bowl using the spatula to
	ensure more even processing. If adding dried fruit, nuts, etc. use PULSE
	button until folded through evenly.
QUICK MIX CAKES,	Melt or soften ingredients if necessary. Place all ingredients (starting with
MELT ‘N’ MIX CAKES,	the dry ingredients) into the food processor bowl ensuring not to exceed
PACKET CAKES,	2L mark liquid level. Process using a high-range speed until mixed to a
BATTERS, PIKELETS,	smooth consistency. It may be necessary to scape the sides of bowl using
PANCAKES, CREPES	the spatula to ensure more even processing. Do not over-process the
	mixture.

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