Cuisinart FP-12N Instructions and Recipes - Page 14

FOOD TOOL PROCESS YIELD DIRECTIONS Egg Whites Metal Blade Chop 8 egg whites = 1 cup firm whites Meat, Poultry & Metal Blade Chop Fish Metal Blade Purée Slicing Disc Slice 2 pound boneless = 4 cups 1 pound boneless = 2 cups 1 pound boneless = 2 cups Milk Shakes/ Smoothies Nuts Metal Blade Metal Blade Chop/ Purée Chop Can make up to 16 8-ounce servings. ¾ pound = 3 cups Metal Blade Purée ¼ pound = 1 cup Granulated Sugar (to make extra super-fine sugar) Tofu Slicing Disc Shredding Disc Metal Blade Metal Blade Slice Shred (fine/med.) Chop ¼ pound = 1 cup ¼ pound = 1 cup 1 pound = 2 cups Purée 10 ounces = ¾ cup Egg whites should be room temperature; add 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar per white. Process in an absolutely clean bowl for 1 to 2½ minutes until surface develops ridges and mass of whites almost stops moving. These egg whites should not be used in meringues. For whipped egg whites with volume, whip with whisk, electric mixer or additional Cuisinart Whipping Disc. (This part can be ordered separately using part number FP-12WHIP.) Cut very cold raw or cooked meat/poultry/fish into 1-inch pieces; pulse to chop. Process for a few seconds at a time for a finer chop. Check texture often to avoid overprocessing. Cut very cold raw or cooked meat/poultry/fish into 1-inch pieces; pulse to chop. Process continuously until desired texture. Slicing cooked meat/poultry: be sure it is very cold. Use a single chunk of meat at a time. Slicing raw meat/ poultry: cut to fit feed tube; wrap in plastic to briefly freeze. Raw meat is ready to slice when hard to the touch but can easily be pierced with tip of a sharp knife. *Slicing meats works best when semi-frozen. Milkshakes: add ice cream first; process and add milk through feed tube. Smoothies: add fruit first, then add the liquid while processing. Pulse to chop. Hardness of nut dictates amount and time of processing. If either flour or sugar is added to nuts during processing, they can be processed as long as possible without becoming butter. Coarsely chopped nuts: 6 to 8 pulses. Finely chopped nuts: pulse 2 to 3 times, then process 20 to 30 seconds, watching carefully for desired consistency. Nut butter: process nuts 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary. For smoothest consistency, add some oil to nuts while processing. Medium pressure; nuts will have a coarse texture. Medium pressure; nuts will have a fine/medium texture. Process 1 minute, or until fine. Drain; process 2 minutes or until smooth. Whipping Cream Metal Blade Chop 1 cup = ½ cup whipped Process well-chilled cream until cream begins to thicken. Add sugar as desired; process continuously until cream reaches desired consistency (about 3 to 4 minutes). DOUGHS Pastry Dough Metal Blade Mix Pulse mixture until it has consistency between cornmeal and small pebbly crumbs. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time; pulse until a dough forms. Batters Metal Blade Mix Quick Bread, Cake & Cookies First sift dry ingredients together by processing; remove and reserve. Process the fats and sugars together and then add any remaining liquid ingredients. Pulse in reserved dry ingredients. Any ingredients that need to be coarsely chopped can be added with dry ingredients. For finely chopped ingredients, chop separately in small work bowl and then add to batter at the end. Yeast Dough Breads Dough Blade Dough Blade Mix Knead TIPS: Use ¾ cup warm liquid to proof 2¼ teaspoons dry active yeast. Sugar/honey aids in activating yeast, so add a small amount, about 1 teaspoon, to the warm liquid/yeast mixture when proofing. Food processor can handle up to 5 cups white flour for a yeast bread dough. The dough should have a soft, pliable texture and feel only slightly tacky.* Sweet Dough Breads & Coffee Cakes Dough Blade Dough Blade Mix Knead See TIPS above, but keep in mind that sweet doughs will be rich and sticky and may not clean sides of bowl; bowl may need to be scraped. Sweet doughs require less kneading once the ingredients are mixed.* Note: Use dough blade for kneading dough in the large bowl only. The small bowl may not be used for dough. *See troubleshooting for additional direction and techniques. 14