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| The calm before the storm |
Because I was on my own to do the mixing, I decided to try using my Bosch mixer
, usually used only for bread in our house, to make the double batches of cookie dough. According to the cookbook that came 
with it, there are special 'cookie paddles,'
but mine came only with 'batter whisks,' 
which the manual also says works for cookie dough, so I hooked them up and started in.
The mixer and the whisks did a great job, I think creaming the butter and sugar together. I had to be sure to use the splash guard to keep the bits of flying butter in the bowl. When I added the eggs, some of the mixture tried to stay on the column instead of mixing in, but a simple scrape took care of that. It ceased to be a problem at all when I added the dry ingredients, as there was enough bulk and movement to draw everything in.The mixer, overall, did a good job at mixing the cookie dough thoroughly. It started to complain a little with the addition of the last cup of flour (#6),
when the dough got pretty heavy and stiff. With 3 of the 5 batches, there was a chattering noise at that point, of which I couldn't find the source. It wasn't in the motor, but in the bowl or between the bowl and whisks. It didn't seem serious, but I wouldn't have wanted to let it go on too long. Fortunately, the dough was well enough mixed at that point to quit.
The other downside of using this mixer, or more precisely, the whisks, was getting the dough out of them. It wouldn't have been a big deal if I was doing only one batch, and had all the time in the world, but when I was trying to be efficient and move right on to fixing another batch, it was a little frustrating. If I volunteer to do a large quantity like this again, I'll order the cookie paddles
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| My 'helper' and his job with the beaters, and the aftermath |
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....store bought flour or did you grind your own?
ReplyDeleteFor these I used store-bought organic, unbleached, all-purpose flour. I haven't tried to grind soft wheat yet. From something I read, I think it would've worked to use soft white wheat if I strained out the bran. But my mill grinds so fine that sorting out the bran isn't really possible.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, what a big job to do alone. The Bosch mixer seems very useful for large batches. I'd love to see the cookies decorated. Hope it doesn't take too long.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. And I'm still glad I did it all at home instead of facing that big task before the wedding at the church!
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