PrintKitchen Aid Stand Mixer - Ideas for first dish to make
I just found out that I'm getting a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer for christmas. How super geeked am I? But now I am looking for ideas of the first thing to make with the mixer of my dreams.
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16 Comments:
Every kitchenaid mixer comes with a little hi new user recipe book. Open it and get familiar. Then make some bread. WOO HOOO fresh bread. Dough hook, say it with me.
JerzeeTomato at 11:08PM on 12/09/07
Make something you couldn't do without it: brioche
Same dough can be used to make sticky buns. Recipes are online all over, but you can also ask someone else--or yourself--to get you Julia Child's Baking with Julia.
The brioche there comes from Nancy Silverton, if I remember correctly, and there are several applications for it.
renzata at 11:22PM on 12/09/07
The first recipe I made with mine was peanut butter cookies for my husband. Then, I made brownies. Bread-kneading is a breeze now. Enjoy your new toy! Also, after you've gotten used to it, definitely get the ice cream maker attachment and David Lebovitz's A Perfect Scoop. There's nothing like homemade ice cream.
hereandthe at 8:15AM on 12/10/07
I think the first recipe I made with it was Foccaccia bread. My mother-in-law bought me the Mixer Bible. It is great and has a couple of really nice foccaccia recipes in it. And yeah ... gotta love the kneading hook.
http://www.amazon.com/Mixer-Bible-Over-Recipes-Stand/dp/0778801241
If you like pasta at all, a great christmas present is the pasta roller attachment. There is nothing like fresh pasta!
candicem at 9:42AM on 12/10/07
Bread. Any kind.
chiff0nade at 9:42AM on 12/10/07
I've always liked the English Muffin Bread recipe that came with my KA recipe book. I make it every few weeks.
srhcb at 10:51AM on 12/10/07
I went with Cheesecake (America's Test Kitchen NY Style) to give the paddle attachment a go before using my favorite spiral dough hook to make cinnamon bread.
Congrats and Enjoy!
bobcatsteph3 at 10:52AM on 12/10/07
I simply love it's ability to make fresh whip cream on auto-pilot. Have fun!
Decca at 11:44AM on 12/10/07
Meringue buttercream frosting to go on cupcakes!
charm city cupcake at 11:46AM on 12/10/07
Oh boy, barbigirl! I feel your geeky joy!!! There'll be a new stand mixer under my tree, too! I'm not sure in what order, but it will definitely be these three for me:
Whole Wheat Bread
Freshly Ground Beef for grilled burgers (guess I'll make the buns, too!)
Carrot Cake (with freshly shredded carrots, of course) with Cream Cheese Frosting
Enjoy your new toy!
LoCo at 12:22PM on 12/10/07
Meringues, or swiss meringue buttercream ! There's nothing for beating egg whites like a stand mixer -
dettling05 at 1:48PM on 12/10/07
I would male cookies with add ins like rasins and nuts and pumpkin bread. The house will smell amazing!
KtMc24 at 4:43PM on 12/10/07
and on a slight tangent (i'm famous for it, really), thank you for using the word geek in its proper and positive connotation...
kitchengeeking at 11:55AM on 12/11/07
Nthing bread. You'll want to kiss your machine. I like the Dinner Roll recipe from my red-and-white-checked Better Homes cookbook. I microwave the milk and butter instead of warming it on the stovetop, which makes it a tad easier. Then the rest of the recipe is just a cinch in that Kitchenaid. Congratulations on your gift! You will love it!
orangemiles at 12:47PM on 12/11/07
All of these ideas sound amazing... I think I might start with bread and then move on from there...
I had no idea you could get so many different attachments... *rubs hands greedily*
barbigirl8 at 1:26AM on 12/12/07
first thing you should do with your new KA? hmm let me borrow it? (wink)
huney_bumper at 6:31PM on 12/14/07