Your Kitchen Aid Mixer Should Never Be Used to Make This Recipe

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Home \| Food-and-Drink \| Others \| Your Kitchen Aid Mix ... Your Kitchen Aid Mixer Should Never Be Used to Make This Recipe Submitted by Marcy on 2008-04-10 and viewed 62 times.

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I like to learn about different recipes online but sometimes I come across advice that I think is not the best. Case in point, the other day I was looking for KitchenAid Mixer recipes and I found one for pancakes. Now, the problem with the recipe wasn’t in the list of ingredients. Rather, it was a problem with the preparation. It called for using an electric stand mixer to make the batter.

I like to learn about different recipes online but sometimes I come across advice that I think is not the best. Case in point, the other day I was looking for KitchenAid Mixer recipes and I found one for pancakes. Now, the problem with the recipe wasn’t in the list of ingredients. Rather, it was a problem with the preparation. It called for using an electric stand mixer to make the batter.

I like my pancakes to be really light and fluffy. And I find that if you use an electric mixer you tend to get thin and dense flap jack style results that just aren’t as enjoyable as they could be.

You should always treat pancake batter delicately because of a special protein called gluten. This 2 part protein, made up of glutenin and gliadin, is created when you mix up flour and any liquid. This is perfectly ok when you are making bread because gluten adds body and density to your dough. But if you over mix your pancake batter, instead of light fluffy wonders you get tough and chewy results.

So if you want your breakfast pancakes to be light and airy consider unplugging that mixer and instead follow this ’manual’ process.

You can use any basic pancake recipe that you like. The key to a great result is in the mixing. What you want to do is mix all the dry ingredients first in a bowl that is large enough for your batter. Next, mix all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.

Like all good recipes, preparation helps the recipe turn out better. For pancakes, make sure you have a hot pan or electric griddle ready for cooking before you mix the wet and dry together. I use a pan on the stove and if I had one I would use an electri

c griddle. They control the heat better and you can cook a lot more pancakes at one time. You can also wrap your cooked pancakes in a towl and place them in a 200 degree oven while you cook the rest and serve them.

With your cooking appliance hot and ready to go it is safe to make the batter. I prefer what is affectionately called the dump and stir method. The idea is to mix the wet and dry ingredients in about 12 seconds or less. So take the wet and dump them on top of the dry. Mix with a large spatula for a count of 12 and then immediately stop. Sometimes the batter does not get completely incorporated but that is ok because the cooking process will smooth things out.

Now you can cook the batter. Add about one third of a cup of batter to your griddle or pan and wait till bubbles appear on the outside. This is the signal that your pancake is ready to be flipped. With just the right amount of heat the bottom will be brown not pale. As gently as you can flip the pancake and cook the opposite side for about half as long as it took to cook the first side.

Now please promise me you will use real maple syrup on your pancakes. The taste is 100 times better than the corn syrup gunk you find on your store shelves. The cost is a bit more but a large bottle will last a long time (unless you eat pancakes every weekend). You just made some great pancakes so you really should treat them to the best topping too.

So, the next time you crave pancakes for breakfast (or dinner) make sure you leave the KitchenAid mixer out of the picture. Instead use a quick stir to mix up the batter and you are sure to have some of the most amazing and fluffy pancakes around.

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Marcy Givens is a baking enthusiast who decided to get educated by watching shows and reading books about cooking. She has learned some important lessons and secrets for selecting the proper Kitchen Aid stand mixer which she encourages you to read.

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