Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: aed on August 06, 2012, 02:15:38 am
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Hi All
I'm just getting the hang of the Thermomix and developing some confidence in using my usual recipes and converting them to Thermomix. It will I expect be trial and error. I have one question, when creaming sugar and butter together for a cake, would you grind the sugar first then add the butter ( but the butter hasn't changed to a light colour) or insert the butterfly and whisk it together until light?
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hi and welcome to the forum aed
if the recipe call for caster sugar grind it 1st, i dont use the butterfly for creaming sugar and butter together
i start at speed 1 then slowly upto 2 then 3.
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Hi & welcome to the forum aed. I don't use the butterfly either, it is too hard to clean off all the butter afterwards. Don't cream over speed 3 because it will fly all over the sides of the bowl - by keeping the speed lower, it keeps it around the blades and creams much better.
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Welcome to the forum aed. There was a bit of trial and error for all of us when we started out.
I have a look at a similar recipe on the forum and use it as a guide for times etc for converting my own recipes.
Look forward to getting to know you. :)
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Hello and welcome, aed. :)
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Welcome to the forum aed, I agree with the others when it comes to creaming sugar and butter. I think in must cases it pays to grind your sugar first before adding the butter. Your obviously doing well to start converting your own recipes. :)
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Thanks for all your advise. I will try out my cake recipes and I'll let you know how I get on.
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Welcome aed. Yummy, cake recipes are among my favourites.
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Hi aed welcome to the forum. Look forward to your cakes.
Gert
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Hi aed & welcome to the forum :)
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Welcome to the forum aed :)
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Welcome to the forum.
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Hello and welcome. Happy baking.
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Hi and welcome
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Welcome to the forum :)
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Welcome to the forum and have fun baking
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My method is to mill the sugar first on speed 10.
Add cold butter from fridge, cubed, chop speed 6. Blend speed 4 for a few seconds, insert butterfly and whip, no longer than 30 sec/speed 4 as friction will cause your butter to melt, rather than aerate.
Hope this helps.
;)
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My method is to mill the sugar first on speed 10.
Add cold butter from fridge, cubed, chop speed 6. Blend speed 4 for a few seconds, insert butterfly and whip, no longer than 30 sec/speed 4 as friction will cause your butter to melt, rather than aerate.
Hope this helps.
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Well I never knew that. Thanks for your advice Tenina.
Maybe one of the moderators could put that in the baking thread or whever.
Gert
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Tenina, that sounds like a good idea so I'm going to definitely try it out.... getting off the PC now it play with my Thermomix lol
Thanks Again everyone for your advise. bye
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Maybe one of the moderators could put that in the baking thread or whever.
Gert
I have started a new thread (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=10927.msg183546#new) in Chit Chat Gretchen. Moderators can add bits and pieces to the thread as and when we receive them.
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Good one JD