Saturday, March 26, 2016

Best Stand Mixer for Holiday Baking

Holidays bring out the need for finding the best stand mixer for holiday baking.  Today is the Saturday before Easter Sunday and there is lots of cooking going on in the kitchen!  Potatoes are boiling, vegetables being prepared, ham is ready in its cooking pan and the baking is ready to commence.

Finding the best stand mixer for baking is very important.  Take a few minutes to think of the type of baking you plan on doing for any of the upcoming holidays and then review which mixer works best for you.  At Easter for example, I make breads stuffed with nut fillings, sugar cookies and fresh pies.  I need a mixer that can mix thick dough and whip meringue toppings.

In preparation for holiday baking, first I gather all the necessary supplies including food ingredients needed on the recipes, equipment including the mixer, baking pans and an area to work in.  I tend to spread out throughout the kitchen when baking goodies for the family gathering.

I will first mix the bread dough to set aside and rise.  Then I change the beaters from dough hook to regular mixing beaters.  I have an extra bowl for my mixer for when I am doing a variety a mixing projects.  I even have the whisk beater for making a nice meringue topping for my lemon pies.  Once a system is in place, this baking project is pretty easy.  The family sure looks forward to the homemade baked goods using our old family recipes.

I recommend the Kitchen Aid mixer if you need a range of mixing needs such as I do.  The mid-range mixer usually fits most budgets and will satisfy a variety of needs.  It comes with the three beaters mentioned above.  An extra bowl can be purchased separately.  If your budget is tight, then the basic Sunbeam Mixer works for basic mixing needs.  These two are my favorite mixers to own.
Kitchen Aid Classic Plus Stand Mixer