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    INSTRUCTION AND RECIPE BOOKLET Pro Custom 11™ Food Processor DLC-8S Series For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using.
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    book. 4. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by Cuisinart, may cause fire, electrical shock, personal injury or damage to your food processor. 5. To avoid possible malfunction of work bowl switch, never store processor with pusher assembly in locked position. 6. Maximum rating of
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    BLADE 12 MEASURING THE FLOUR 12 PROOFING THE YEAST 12 PROCESSING DRY INGREDIENTS 13 ADDING LIQUIDS 13 KNEADING DOUGH 13 RISING 13 SHAPING, FINISHING AND BAKING 13 MAKING CONSECUTIVE BATCHES 13 PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS FOR MAKING DOUGH 14 PREPARING FOOD FOR SLICING AND SHREDDING 16
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    THE PARTS 2 4 3 2 6 1 7 PICK UP 4 COLOR FILM 10 HERE 5 11 8 8 9
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    3 Your Cuisinart® Pro Custom 11™ Food Processor is a compact and versatile appliance that chops, minces, shreds, grates, slices, blends, purées, emulsifies, mixes and kneads - all with great efficiency and speed. The large feed tube allows you to make whole slices of large fruits and vegetables
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    PHOTOS FROM FILM PICK UP 4 COLOR PHOTOS FROM FILM Try chopping some practice foods before you process food to eat. A zucchini or potato is a good choice. First cut into 1-inch pieces. Insert the metal blade and put the pieces in the work bowl. Put on the cover; press the pusher assembly down to
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    with it. Never try to remove the cover and the work bowl together; this may damage the work bowl. Always remove the bowl from the base of the machine before removing the blade, as the blade creates a seal to prevent food from leaking. Turn the bowl clockwise to unlock it from the base, and lift it
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    AND PURÉEING WITH THE METAL BLADE 6 To chop raw fruits and vegetables Cut the food into 1-inch pieces. You get a more even chop when all pieces are about the same size. Put no more than the recommended amount of food into the work bowl. (See page 26). Lock the cover in place. Press the OFF
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    , mixing, puréeing and kneading. It is particularly useful when you are preparing baked goods such as cakes, cookies, pies and breads. PICK UP 4 COLOR FILM HERE To chop parsley and other fresh herbs The herbs, the work bowl and the metal blade must all be thoroughly clean and dry. Remove stems from
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    necessary. To purée meat, poultry, fish and seafood Prepare the food as described above. Pulse until it is evenly chopped, then process continuously to the desired texture. Scrape the bowl with a spatula as needed. Leave the purée in the work bowl and add eggs, cream and seasonings as called for by
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    , etc.-chopping them fine. Be sure the work bowl is clean and dry. Then add small hard ingredients like garlic and hard cheese through the feed tube while the machine is running. Next, add the butter pieces and process until smooth. Add any liquid ingredients last, while the processor is running
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    TECHNIQUES FOR CHOPPING AND PURÉEING WITH THE METAL BLADE 10 To make mayonnaise You can make foolproof homemade mayonnaise with your Pro Custom 11™. The work bowl and metal blade must be clean and dry. Foods prepared with raw eggs may contain salmonella or other potentially harmful bacteria.
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    are to be coarsely chopped - like raisins or nuts - add them last with the mixed dry ingredients.) To make cake mix Your food processor work bowl is large enough for the preparation of an 18.5-ounce packaged cake mix. Insert the metal blade and add the cake mix to the work bowl. While the machine is
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    TECHNIQUES FOR KNEADING YEAST DOUGH WITH THE DOUGH BLADE 12 The Pro Custom 11™ Food Processor can mix and knead dough in a fraction of the time it takes to do it by hand. You will get perfect results every time if you follow
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    blade is firmly pressed back into place after removing the dough to test it. Kneading typical sweet dough Process dough for at least 30 seconds after all the ingredients are incorporated. It will not clean the inside of the work bowl. If necessary, scrape the bowl 11™ Food Processor is extremely
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    of work bowl. If dough feels very sticky, reinsert blade and immediately add 2 tablespoons flour through feed tube while machine is running. Dough doesn't clean inside of work bowl • Amount of dough may exceed maximum capacity of your food processor. Remove half and process in 2 batches. See page 12
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    to rise. Let dough fully double in bulk in bowl or bag, punch it down, then let it double again after it is shaped. PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH TYPICAL SWEET DOUGHS Motor slows down • Amount of dough may exceed maximum capacity of your food processor. Remove half and process in 2 batches. • Don
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    FOR SLICING AND SHREDDING 16 Round fruits and vegetables Before processing onions, apples and other large, round fruits and vegetables, trim them with a knife. Cut the bottom ends flat, to make the food lie stable on the disc. Place the food in the feed tube, flat side down. Position it as far left
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    light pressure for soft fruits and vegetables like bananas, mushrooms, strawberries and tomatoes, and for all cheeses. Use medium pressure for most food - apples, celery, citrus fruit, potatoes and zucchini. Use firm pressure for really hard vegetables like carrots and yams. PICK UP 4 COLOR PHOTOS
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    AND SHREDDING 18 PICK UP 4 COLOR PHOTOS FROM FILM 1. Insert a slicing or shredding disc, put the cover with large feed tube on the work bowl and insert the prepared food in the feed tube. 2. Prepare the pusher assembly. Lock the small pusher in place and unlock the slide lock on the sleeve, so
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    REMOVING SLICED OR SHREDDED FOOD 19 PICK UP 4 COLOR PHOTOS FROM FILM PICK UP 4 COLOR PHOTOS . Remove the slicing or shredding disc before removing the work bowl. Place two fingers under each side of the disc and lift it straight up. Then turn the bowl clockwise to unlock it from the base, and lift
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    shorter than the feed tube. Cut both ends flat. (Use a ruler as a guide, or the pusher assembly with the pusher pulled out as far as it will packed and cannot tilt sideways as they are sliced or shredded. Small amounts of food Use the small feed tube and the small pusher. Remove the small pusher
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    - in the feed tube horizontally. Apply pressure to the pusher while pressing the lever down to PULSE until the food is sliced. You will get long slices. Remove the slices from the work bowl and reassemble them as shown. Reinsert them in the feed tube, wedging them in tightly. Slice them again. You
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    and stand them upright in the feed tube, wedging in as many rolls as possible. This technique works better with square or rectangular pieces than with round ones. Uncooked meat and poultry Cut the food into pieces to fit the feed tube. Boned, skinned chicken breasts will usually fit when cut in
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    , Jarlsberg, Edam, Gouda, Provolone Hard Parmesan, Romano, Pecorino, Sapsago CHOP yes SHRED SLICE no no yes yes no chill yes yes no chill hard cheese like Parmesan. You may damage the slicing disc or the food processor itself. You can successfully shred most cheeses except for the softer
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    Most problems with the food processor are easily solved. Provided are some possible problems and their solutions. Food is unevenly chopped Do not process too much food at one time. Food should be in uniform pieces. Pulse several times and then run continuously. Liquid leaks from bottom of bowl onto
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    emptying bowl. Remove blade before tilting bowl, or hold it in place with your finger, a spatula or spoon. ᮣ Never use pusher assembly if sleeve becomes detached from pusher. Call Cuisinart Customer Service immediately at 1-800-726-0190. SOME TECHNICAL DATA The motor in your food processor operates
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    bowl capacity. FOODS Chopped and Puréed Fruit and Vegetables Chopped or Puréed Meat, Poultry, Fish or Seafood White Bread Dough Nuts for Nut Butters Cream for Whipping Sliced or Shredded Fruit, Cheese or Vegetables Cake Batter Cookie Dough Thin Liquid Thick Liquid CUSTOM 11 2 cups 1-3/4 pounds
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    medium jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded 1/2 cup tightly packed cilantro leaves 1 medium scallion, white part and 2 inches of green, cut into 1- seeds removed Use metal blade to chop garlic, pepper, cilantro, and scallion until minced, about 15 seconds; scrape work bowl. Add avocados and
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    spray Use metal blade to chop cheese until it resembles coarse meal, about 30 seconds. Add butter, salt and Tabasco sauce. Process until smooth, about 60 seconds; scrape bowl. Add flour and process until just mixed in. Chill dough until firm, about 1 hour. Divide dough into 3 equal parts and roll
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    fit feed tube vertically. Use metal blade to process garlic and jalapeño pepper until finely chopped. Add scallion, celery and bell pepper. Pulse/chop to medium chop. Put in large mixing bowl. Pulse/chop half of the tomatoes until coarsely chopped. Add to mixing bowl. Purée remaining tomatoes until
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    , peeled, cut into 1" pieces medium tomatoes, quartered cups beef broth cups water teaspoons white wine vinegar teaspoon paprika teaspoon salt* Use metal blade to pulse/chop garlic, onion, celery and carrot until finely chopped. Put in pot with lentils. Add tomatoes to work bowl, and chop into fine
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    onion, quartered cup loosely packed parsley leaves slices day-old bread, broken into pieces pounds boneless chuck, cut into 1-inch pieces* tablespoons milk* teaspoon salt teaspoon dried thyme leaves large egg Preheat oven to 375°F. Put all ingredients except egg in work bowl and pulse/chop 4 to
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    pressure. Remove and reserve vegetables. Use metal blade to mix water, sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, ground pepper and cornstarch until smooth, about 15 seconds. Reserve. Use metal blade to finely chop garlic and ginger. Do not empty work bowl. Insert standard slicing disc. Unwrap chicken pieces
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    leaves 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over to remove cartilage 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 large egg 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook until golden brown, stirring, about 10 minutes. Using metal blade chop parsley fine, about 5 seconds. Add cooked onion mixture, crabmeat,
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    feed tube and process. Leave in work bowl. Remove shredding disc and carefully insert metal blade. Pulse 2 or 3 times, until liquid is absorbed. Potatoes will become gluey if you overprocess. Wonderfully light, fluffy mashed potatoes can also be made with the optional Whisk Attachment (DLC-855
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    of this salad in the work bowl. 1/4 1 1-1/2 4-1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 4 1 INGREDIENTS cup parsley leaves, loosely packed medium blade to finely chop parsley and shallots. Add oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and sugar through the feed tube while the machine is running. Leave in work bowl. Remove metal blade
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    cool, blot dry with paper towels. Process scallions with metal blade until they are finely chopped. Add lemon juice, oil, salt, sugar, allspice, cinnamon, and pepper; process for about 3 seconds. Leave the dressing in the work bowl. Insert shredding disc. Pack carrots horizontally in feed tube and
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    and quartered 1 medium onion Use metal blade to process peppers and cilantro until finely chopped, about 20 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add lime juice and salt; pulse twice to combine. Add tomatoes and onions; pulse until coarsely chopped, about 10 to 12 times. Transfer to serving dish. Stir and
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    water bath, stir to cool down. Insert the metal blade. Place the egg mixture in the work bowl. Cover and insert the pusher. Turn the machine on cup super-fine sugar 1/3 cup very hot water Use metal blade to coarsely chop chocolate and sugar, about 6 pulses. Then process continuously until chopped
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    cup ice water Use metal blade to process flour, butter and salt until mixture is like coarse meal, about 8 seconds. Add ice water and pulse until dough begins to clump together. Do not let it form a ball. Divide dough into three equal parts and put each in a plastic food storage bag. Work 12
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    blade to process dry ingredients until combined, about 10 seconds. Add melted butter, buttermilk and eggs; process until mixed, about 5 seconds. Scrape work bowl 9x13-inch pan. Use metal blade to combine brown sugar, dates, pecans and cinnamon until coarsely chopped, about 45 seconds. Spread filling
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    dry yeast teaspoon sugar cup warm water cups all-purpose flour teaspoon salt teaspoons oil Vegetable oil for pan tablespoons cornmeal for pan Stir yeast and sugar into warm water and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Insert metal blade, put flour and salt in work bowl and turn on machine
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    , then process 10 seconds more. Add dry ingredients and nuts. Pulse/chop until just mixed, about 6 to 8 times. Spread in prepared pan. Bake until shell. Use the metal blade to process the sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg, about 5 seconds. Leave in work bowl. Insert the standard slicing disc
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    Salt and freshly ground black pepper Use metal blade to coarsely chop tomatoes about 6 times. Add remaining ingredients and pulse 4 times to mix. Yield 2 cups. Use metal blade to process Parmesan cheese and pepperoni until coarsely chopped. Reserve. Insert shredding disc and process Mozzarella
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    cup quick-cooking oatmeal cup pecans cup butter, in 1-inch pieces cup sugar cup firmly packed light brown sugar large eggs teaspoon vanilla extract cups blade to process butter and both sugars until smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape work bowl as necessary. Add eggs and vanilla; pulse until just mixed,
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    1/3 2/3 1-1/2 INGREDIENTS medium pears, peeled and cored cup confectioner's sugar cup yogurt tablespoons lemon juice At least 5 hours before serving and sugar with metal blade, pulsing about 8 times. Then process continuously until fruit is finely chopped, scraping work bowl and cover as necessary
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    been designed for use with Cuisinart® Pro Custom 11™ Food Processor authorized accessories and replacement parts. This warranty expressly excludes any defects or damages caused by accessories, replacement parts or repair service other than those authorized by Cuisinart. This warranty excludes all
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    to make life in the kitchen easier than ever. Try some of our other countertop appliances and cookware, and Savor the Good Life®. www.cuisinart.com © 2003 Cuisinart Cuisinart® is a registered trademark of Cuisinart 150 Milford Road East Windsor, NJ 08520 Printed in China 03CU13135 IB-4274A
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Pro Custom 11
™
Food Processor
INSTRUCTION AND
RECIPE BOOKLET
For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using.
DLC-8S Series