> From: Ruth Provance <rprovanc@gmu.edu>
> Subject: Food processors
> Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 23:39:38 -0700
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> Does anyone out there have any specific advice for using the food
> processor for making yeast bread? Any general advice or specific
> books to read would be appreciated.
Ruth,
My Cuisinart came with a little recipe book that included a couple
of nice bread recipes. I didn't care so much about the recipes
themselves since most standard yeast breads follow the same basic
formulas of flour/liquid/etc., but the technique is what is
important. The book with my Cuisinart said that the dough blade
should be used for recipes that use more than 3 cups of flour -- I'm
going by memory here so am not quoting directly -- but the metal
blade for recipes using less than 3 cups of flour. I also recall
that most of the recipes seem to call for kneading/processing the
dough for approximately 90 seconds and no more. I have done this on
a number of different recipes and it seems to be a good rule to
follow. My bread always rises very nicely and is developed properly
throughout.
Incidentally, I have a 14-cup Cuisinart -- though I wish I had the
bigger one. I really prefer my KitchenAid Proline (5-quart, 325w)
mixer for making bread as I can make it in more quantity than the
Cuisinart, but the Cuisinart does a nice job, too. My only complaint
is that I can only make 1 loaf of bread in the Cuisinart! My
KitchenAid handles dough for 2 loaves, but by hand I generally make a
recipe for 4-6 loaves at a time.
If you go to some of the online bookstores, such as Amazon
(http://www.amazon.com) or Barnes&Noble
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com) you can look up bread making books
using a food processor. Use the keywords "food processor bread" and
it will come up with a list of books specifically about this subject.
I don't have any in my personal collection, but I've seen them at my
public library, too. After doing a few recipes you kind of pick up
the technique and don't need the specialized books anymore.
Hope that helps a bit,
Joan
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