Cuisinart SPB-10CH SPB-10CH Manual - Page 3

RECIPE TIPS The simple recipes that follow include some Cuisinart favorites as well as some new, creative combinations that are sure to please your friends and family. Thanks to the superior ice crushing power of the PowerBlend 500™ Electronic Blender, you'll also be able to make delicious frozen drinks. • Chopping Nuts: Pulse ½ cup of nuts (shells removed) on Chop 4 to 5 times. Turn blender off; scrape blender jar with spatula. Turn blender on and pulse on Chop 2 to 3 times. Turn blender off. Pulse fewer times for more coarsely chopped nuts. For best results, process no more than 1 cup at a time. • Bread, Cookie or Cracker Crumbs: For best results, use dayold bread (drier bread works best). Break bread slices into ½inch pieces, and process no more than 1 cup of pieces at a time on Mix for 5 to 10 seconds. Crackers and cookies should also be broken into ½-inch pieces; process 1 cup at a time on Mix for 10 to 15 seconds. • Crushing Ice: Add up to 10 large ice cubes to blender jar. Press the Ice Crush button, using short bursts, 10 times, or until cubes are the consistency of snow. Pulse fewer times if coarsely chopped ice is desired. • Grating Citrus Zest: For best results, blender jar and cutting assembly must be clean and dry. Remove zest from fruit in strips (using vegetable peeler). Use no more than 8 strips at a time (zest of one medium lemon). Cut strips in half. Add strips and 1 teaspoon sugar (from recipe) to the blender jar. Blend on Liquefy for 15 to 20 seconds. Turn blender off. • Baby Food: Combine ½ cup cooked vegetables, fruit or meat with 3 tablespoons liquid (water, milk or fruit juice) in the blender jar. Blend on Purée for 15 to 20 seconds. Add more liquid if necessary and process again. • Grinding Hard Cheese: Cut cheese into ½-inch pieces. Blend on Liquefy for 30 seconds. For best results, grind no more than 3 ounces of cheese at a time. • Whipping Cream: Whip 1 cup of cream (whipping or heavy cream) at a time. Blend on Mix, and process for 45 to 60 seconds or until creamy and smooth. If making sweetened cream, add sugar after 10 seconds. Makes about 1 cup. • Puréeing Sun-Dried Tomatoes: Rehydrate 1 ounce of tomatoes in 1 cup boiling water. Allow to sit for 10 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes and water to blender jar. Cover and pulse on Liquefy 5 times; then run continuously on Liquefy for 15 to 20 seconds. Drain in fine strainer if desired. Makes about ½ cup of puréed tomatoes. 3