Cuisinart BFP-10 Series - Manual (Page 30)

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RECIPE TIPS
You’ll find many easy ways to pr epare savory , healthful meals with
your Cuisinart
®
PowerBlend Duet
®
. The simple recipes that follow
include some Cuisinart favorites as well as some creative new
combinations that are sur e to please your friends and family.
Thanks to the superior ice crushing power of the PowerBlend
Duet
®
, you’ll also be able to make delicious frozen drinks.
Chopping Nuts
Pulse ½ cup of nuts (shells removed) on Chop 4 to 5 times. T urn
blender off; scrape blender jar with spatula. T urn blender on and
pulse on Chop 2 to 3 times. Tur n blender of f. Pulse fewer times for
more coarsely chopped nuts. For best r esults, process no mor e
than 1 cup at a time.
Bread, Cookie or Cracker Crumbs
For best results, use day-old br ead (drier bread works best). Br eak
bread slices into ½" pieces, and pr ocess no more than 1 cup of
pieces at a time on Mix for 5 to 10 seconds. Crackers and cookies
should also be broken into ½" pieces; pr ocess 1 cup at a time on
Mix for 10 to 15 seconds. Tur n blender of f.
Crushing Ice (Blender Jar Only)
Add up to 10 large ice cubes to blender jar . Press the Ice Crush
button, using short bursts, 10 times or until cubes are the
consistency of snow. T urn blender off. Pulse fewer times if coarsely
chopped ice is desired.
Grating Citrus Zest
For best results, blender jar and cutting assembly must be clean
and dry. Remove zest fr om fruit in strips (using vegetable peeler).
Use no more than 8 strips at a time (zest of one medium lemon).
Cut strips in half. Add strips and 1 teaspoon sugar (from r ecipe) to
the blender jar. Blend on Food Pr ocessor speed for 15 to 20
seconds. Tur n blender of f.
Grinding Hard Cheese
Cut cheese into ½" pieces. Blend on Food Processor speed for
30 seconds. Tur n blender of f. For best results, grind no mor e
than 3 ounces of cheese at a time.
Whipping Cream
Whip 1 cup of cream (whipping or heavy cr eam) at a time. Blend
on Mix, and process for 45 to 60 seconds or until cr eamy and
smooth. If making sweetened cream, add sugar after 10 seconds.
Tur n blender of f. Makes about 1 cup.
Puréeing Sun-Dried T omatoes
Re hy dra te 1 o un ce of t om ato es in 1 cu p bo iling wa te r. A llo w to
sit fo r 10 minu te s or u ntil s oft en ed . Add t om ato es an d wa te r to
ble nd er j ar. Co ve r an d pu ls e on Fo od Pro ce ss or s pe ed 5 tim es ;
th en ru n c on tin uo us ly on Fo od Pro ce ss or s pe ed fo r 1 5 t o 2 0
se co nd s. T urn ble nd er o ff. Dra in in fin e s tra in er i f d es ire d.
Ma ke s ab ou t ½ cu p of pu ré ed to ma to es .