Category: Food & Cooking

A KitchenAid mixer comes in handy to make lots of things. Since, it is highly powerful, it can quickly make bread dough, fluffy whipped cream, meringue, and other such things with ease. If you bake breads on every weekend, then you should surely buy a KitchenAid stand mixer.

The KitchenAid stand mixer works on ten different speeds, along with in-between speeds that can be used for fine tuning. These different speeds include stir speed, slow mixing, mixing and beating, beating and creaming, fast beating and whipping, fast whipping, etc.

The KitchenAid stand mixer comes with different types of attachments, which can be used for different purposes. Some of the attachments that come with this stand mixer include flat edge beater, wire whip, dough hook, etc.

The different types of attachments that you require with your stand mixer also depends on the type of model you choose and the type of baking you want to do.  You will get beater attachment with it through which you can make most of the cookie and cake batters, icings, and frostings.

Then, there are interchangeable attachments that you can use to make breads and cakes. These attachments include the dough hook, the paddle, and the whisk. Each of these attachments are designed for a particular mixing technique.

Moreover, the KitchenAid stand mixer has a stylish design, which makes your kitchen look good. It can perfectly match to your kitchen’s décor, even make it look better.

However, if you do not know where to start from, then this is the perfect place for you. In this article, you will get to learn the different ways in which you can use your KitchenAid mixer. So, read on and have a look at some creative ways of using the stand mixer from Kitchen Aid.

Dough

You can make any type of dough with the KitchenAid stand mixer. For instance, if you or your kids love pizzas, you can easily as well as quickly make pizza dough with it. This mixer comes with a dough hook that kneads the dough in its bowl.

Meatballs

You can make meatballs with the help of your KitchenAid stand mixer. The mixer quickly mashes up two different types of raw ground meat without putting in a lot of effort or making your hands dirty.

Mashed potatoes

Yes, you can argue that you can make mashed potatoes by hand, but when you have to make a lot of them, you can use the KitchenAid stand mixer for it. This way you do not have to put in any efforts and still get great results with fluffy mashed potatoes.

Guacamole

If you are making guacamole in a small quantity or just for regular dinner time, then you can make it by hand. But, if you want to make guacamole in a large quantity, say for a big party at your house, then you definitely need the KitchenAid stand mixer for it. This mixer can help you to mash a lot of avocados and other things required to make guacamole.

Shredded chicken

You just need to put in the cooked chicken breasts in the bowl of your KitchenAid stand mixer and shred them. You need to use the paddle attachment that comes with this mixer and just switch it on. You will get finely shredded chicken in a few seconds.

Breads

You can make breads in a few seconds with the KitchenAid stand mixer. Making bread in this mixer is very easy. You just need to add the dry, the wet, and you are ready.

Cookies

Who doesn’t love cookies? I love it and even you do. The KitchenAid stand mixer comes to your rescue when you have to make a lot of cookies, say for the holidays or during Christmas time. This way you can make many cookies pretty quickly as well as easily.

Muffins

Do you love muffins? Do you have kids in your home who have a sweet tooth? The KitchenAid stand mixer helps you to make cookies in a quick and easy manner. Through this, you do not have to use your hands or stir the mixture by hand, which can even result in over-mixing, thus making the baked products tougher.

Cakes

You can use your KitchenAid stand mixer to make cakes. As with a hand mixer you can over mix the mixture, the stand mixer mixes the mixture in the right amount, thus ensuring that your cakes are perfect in taste as well as looks.

Meringue

The KitchenAid stand mixer comes with a whisk attachment, which you can use to make meringues. Your regular hand mixer cannot make meringues, as you need high power for it and hand mixers are not that much powerful. Thus, the stand mixer can come in handy here.

Scones

You can make different types of scones with the help of the KitchenAid stand mixer. This mixer allows you to easily cut butter into scone dough as opposed to doing it with hand. You can quickly do it wait a stand mixer without putting in a lot of efforts.

Buttercream Frosting or Icing

The KitchenAid stand mixer can make perfect buttercream frosting or icing as compared to a hand mixer. The stand mixer gives the right texture, smoothness, fluffiness, as well as creaminess to the buttercream frosting or icing.

Artisan breads

You can make different types of creative artisan breads with the help of the KitchenAid stand mixer. Then, you can use these breads for making a variety of recipes effortlessly and quickly. You can also mix herbs, cheeses, and other such things in your breads.

Whipped cream

You can make whipped cream with the KitchenAid stand mixer. You can use this whipped cream to make a lot of different recipes, such as homemade mayonnaise.

So, these are some of the things that you can make with the help of the KitchenAid stand mixer. It comes in handy to make different types of recipes as compared to a handheld mixer, which uses much more effort as well as time than its standing counterpart.

Your precious stand mixer can help you cook a wide variety of dishes, including some of the tastiest dinner recipes. So, before wasting any of your time, let us get started with the lip-smacking dinner recipes that you can make with your stand mixer.

Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Chimmichurri Sauce

Ingredients for Cauliflower Rice

• 1 Cauliflower with a large head (It should be cut into florets)
• 2 tablespoons of Coconut oil or Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt

Ingredients for the Vegetables

• 2 medium sized carrots (They should be peeled and diagonally cut into pieces of 1.5 cm)
• ½ medium sized Red onion (It should be peeled and sliced into eight slices)
• 3 tablespoons of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (Some extra for the taste)
• ¼ teaspoon of Red pepper flakes (Some extra for the taste)
• ¾ teaspoon of sea salt (Some extra for the taste)
• 1 bunch or 230g of Broccolini (nearly 12 stalks; it should be trimmed)
• 2 medium sized Zucchinis (They should be diagonally cut into pieces of 1.5 cm)
• ¼ cup of Flat-leaf parsley (It should be finely chopped)
• ¼ cup or 45g of slivered or sliced almonds
• 1 medium sized avocado (It should be peeled, pitted, and cut)
• 1 cup of Sauerkraut (This is optional)

Ingredients for the Chimmichurri Sauce (This makes around 1 1/3 cups)

• ¾ cup or 180 ml of Extra-Virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons of Red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of Lime zest (Some extra for the taste; It should be finely grated)
• 2 tablespoons of fresh Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of fresh Lime juice
• 4 teaspoons of crushed Garlic (4 cloves)
• 1 cup of Flat-leaf parsley leaves (They should be firmly packed)
• 1 cup of Basil leaves (They should be firmly packed)
• ½ cup of Coriander leaves (They should be firmly packed)
• 1 teaspoon of Sea salt (Some extra for the taste)
• ¼ teaspoon of red pepper flakes (Some extra for the taste)
• ½ cup of finely cut Chives (They should be firmly packed)
• ½ medium sized Avocado (It should be peeled and pitted; This is optional)

Method

1. You need to heat the oven in advance to 200C.
2. Now, line a parchment paper or silicone liner on a big baking sheet.
3. For the cauliflower rice, you must put the florets of cauliflower in your stand mixer with an S shaped blade. Pulse this till it has a texture like couscous. Now, put this cauliflower in a big bowl and stir the salt and oil, till all of them are combined well. Put the rice to the baking sheet and bake this for nearly 15 minutes. Remove this from the oven and stir it with a wooden spatula. Put it again in the oven for 15-20 minutes, till the cauliflower turns a little bit brown. Now, stir through the cut parsley and set the mixture aside.
4. Roast the vegetable, while the rice cooks. Take another lined baking sheet and toss the carrot and onion. Put 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, and ¼ teaspoon of salt in this.
5. Roast this mixture for around 15 minutes with the cauliflower rice. Turn while you flip the rice and roast for another 20 minutes along with the cauliflower rice. Put broccolini and zucchini in a bowl, along with 2 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Take another lined baking sheet and put the zucchini and broccolini in one layer. Roast this for nearly 20 minutes till it gets a firm texture, while returning the onion, carrots, and rice to the oven.
6. For the chimichurri sauce, put olive oil, lime juice, lime jest, lemon juice, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, and red wine vinegar in your stand mixer and run it on high setting for 20 seconds till the mixture is emulsified. Now, add the parsley, coriander, chives, and basil and run on speed 4 or 5 for around 10 seconds. You can also add the avocado and run on high setting for 10 seconds.
7. Put the rice in four bowls and put onion, carrot, broccolini, and zucchini on the rice. Put ¼ cup of sauerkraut (optional) on the sides of the bowls. Now, put ¼ chopped avocado, 1 tablespoon chopped almonds, and sprinkle ¼ cup chimichurri sauce in each bowl. Serve this immediately.

Cacio E Pepe

Savor the taste of a cheesy, creamy pasta.

Ingredients

• 1 cup or 100g of fresh Parmesan (It should be finely grated)
• ½ cup or 50g of Romano Cheese (It should be finely grated)
• Freshly crushed black pepper
• 60g of butter

Ingredients for Fresh Pasta

• 2 cups or 300g of ‘OO’ Flour
• 3 eggs (They should be lightly beaten)
• 30ml of extra light olive oil
• Generous pinch of salt
• Extra flour for dusting

Method

1. For the fresh pasta, you need to connect the flat beater attachment to your stand mixer. Then, you must put in eggs, flour, oil, and salt into the mixing bowl of the stand mixer. Turn on the stand mixer to speed number 2 and mix till the mixture is thoroughly combined. Now, remove the flat beater from the stand mixer and attach the dough hook. Knead the mixture for nearly 3 to 4 minutes on speed number 1 of your stand mixer till the dough dents in when you touch it. Now, cover this dough and let it rest for around 30 minutes.
2. After the dough has rested, knead it with lightly floured hands for nearly 30 seconds. Now, cut this dough into 1 cm thick pieces.
3. Attach the flat roller to your stand mixer and set the adjustment knob on the roller to number 1. Pick up one dough piece and pat it out in order to flatten it. Now, turn your stand mixer to speed number 4 and feed the dough in the rollers. Feed the dough again after folding it in half. You need to repeat this 3 times, while reducing the setting of the roller with every rolling. This means you have to roll the dough 5 times.
4. Now, lay the pasta on a bench with light flour. Repeat the rolling process with the rest of the dough.
5. Now, you must remove the roller attachment from the stand mixer and attach the cutter attachment to it. Now, feed the dough through this cutter. Put the cut pasta over one long wooden rolling pin or spoon and balanced on two saucepans, or over a chair’s back on a clean tea towel, or over a pasta drying rack. You can use the pasta immediately or let it dry before you freeze it.
6. To cook, you must boil water in a large pot. After the water has been boiled, generously put salt into the bowl. Now, add the pasta to the bowl and cook for nearly 2 to 3 minutes or till it gets a firm texture. Now, strain the pasta, while reserving the pasta liquid (2 cups).
7. Place the pasta at once into the saucepan, which contains butter, cheeses, and the pasta liquid. Make sure that the pasta liquid should be enough to coat the pasta and melt the cheese. Season the dish with freshly crushed black pepper and serve directly.

So, these are the two dinner recipes that you can make with your stand mixer.

Now baking breads with the help of a stand mixer is very easy as well as quick. Stand mixers come in handy to make a variety of things and breads are one of their main forte. If you bake breads every weekend, then you should definitely buy a stand mixer.

When choosing a stand mixer, the KitchenAid stand mixer is quite good and popular. Lots of people love this stand mixer. Moreover, the KitchenAid stand mixer has stylish looks, which will add to the décor of your kitchen.

Available in a wide variety of colors, you can pick a KitchenAid stand mixer in your favorite color. Plus, there are many models of stand mixers available, which means you can choose a lower priced model if you have a tight budget or a higher priced model if you just want the best for your kitchen.

When it comes to baking your bread, you should always opt for homemade bread, as nothing equals a homemade bread. However, many people are scared to bake bread at their homes, which is why bread machines have become quite popular. These bread making machines just need you to put all the food ingredients and then start the machine.

However, in between this fully-manual and traditional method, there is a process in which you do not have to put in much efforts or use your hands. In this method, you just have to use a versatile and multi-purpose kitchen appliance, which you may already have. And, guess what this kitchen appliance is? Yes, it is a stand mixer.

You can buy a stand mixer, if you do not already have one. This will help you to bake your bread in home. Besides making bread, you can also use your stand mixer for other things, such as mashed potatoes, cakes, etc.

Some of the stand mixers, such as the KitchenAid stand mixer, come with a cookbook. You can take help from this cookbook to make different recipes using your stand mixer. With a stand mixer, you do not have to knead the flour required to make your bread, which makes it very easy to make bread at home.

Kneading the flour takes a lot of time and is a messy process when you do it with your hands. Moreover, if you are old or do not have much manual strength, it can be quite difficult for you to knead bread using your hands.

In such a case, you can make use of a stand mixer to knead the flour is the answer to all your kneading woes. This way you not only get to knead the dough quickly, but it also saves you from cleaning the mess.

In this article, you will get to learn how you can make bread with your stand mixer. This recipe is for making white bread, which is used by lots of people and that too pretty often. With your stand mixer, you can make two regular size bread loaves.

So, let’s get started with making the basic white bread. First, we will tell you what all ingredients you require along with their quantity and then we will tell you the directions in order to bake bread at home.

Ingredients

• Half cup of milk
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 5 cups of warm water with a temperature between 105 degree Fahrenheit and 11 degree Fahrenheit
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 4 1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast that comes in bulk or 2 packages of active dry yeast
• 5 or 6 cups of all-purpose flour

Notes

You can try using the SAF Red Instant Yeast. You must know that 1 yeast packet is equal to 2 1/4 of teaspoons. If you buy yeast in bulk, use 4.5 teaspoons of it.

Make sure that you store the yeast in a proper way, that is, you need to put the yeast in a sealed or airtight container in the freezer. You can get such containers from the market. This way the yeast can be used for a few years. However, if you see that your bread is not rising properly and it is over two years old, then you should buy new yeast.

The water as well as the heated milk concoction must be lukewarm in temperature when you add it. This way it will not kill the yeast. You can use a digital thermometer for this purpose, although it is not necessary to use it. Make sure that the liquids are just above normal body temperature, which means they must feel barely warm.

When it comes to the all-purpose flour, you can use an unbleached one, such as of Gold Metal or King Arthur. You can also use your preferred variety of all-purpose flour. However, you need to make sure that the flour is not rising on its own.

Directions

1. First of all, you need to combine the sugar, salt, milk, as well as butter in a medium size container that is microwave safe or in a small saucepan. If you are making use of the stove, make sure that you heat this mixture over less heat until you see the butter melting and the sugar and salt dissolves. And, if you plan to make use of the microwave, then you need to heat on the high setting for nearly 60 to 90 seconds. You will see that the butter has not entirely melted, still there will be sufficient amount of residual heat that will finish the job as the fluid cools down. Make sure that you stir the mixture in order to completely dissolve the sugar and salt.
2. Now cool this mixture until it turns lukewarm and reaches a temperature between 105 degree Fahrenheit and 115 degree Fahrenheit.
3. Now you need to warm the bowl using one or two cups of hot water. Dump the water after swirling it around in the bowl.
4. Now you must add half cup of warm water in the mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast in it. Whisk this mixture a little bit using a small whisk or fork.
5. Now you must add the 4.5 cups of the flour and the mixture of lukewarm milk.
6. Attach the dough hook and bowl to the stand mixer, ensure that you lock its head in its position. Now, mix this concoction at the lowest speed for nearly 2 minutes.
7. Add the remaining flour, half a cup at one time, till the dough sticks to the dough hook.
8. Continue kneading the dough for additional 3 to 5 minutes till the dough turns elastic and smooth.
9. After this, you just need to rise and shape the bread using the regular process and you are done.

Your homemade bread is now ready with the help of a stand mixer.