HOLR recently got to test out the new cordless suite of products from KitchenAid and we couldn’t be happier with the functionality and how much easier it made our time in the kitchen!
KitchenAid’s latest launch features three cordless kitchen appliances; The 5 Cup Cordless Food Chopper, The 7 Speed Cordless Hand Mixer, and the Cordless Variable Speed Hand Blender, which were each used to create a recipe perfect for the fall and bringing goodies to all of your holiday events!
Cordless Variable Speed Hand Blender
Recipe: Broccoli & Butternut Squash Soup (for a cozy fall day).
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock
- 2 cups chopped butternut squash
- pinch nutmeg
- pinch cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 4 cups broccoli florets
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or other large pot and add the onions to the butter to saute until soft,
- Whisk in the flour, then milk, chicken broth or stock, butternut squash, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and salt.
- Bring to a boil and let simmer for 20 minutes or until the broth is thickened and the squash is beginning to soften.
- Add the broccoli and continue to simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Once the broccoli is cooked, carefully puree the soup with the KitchenAid hand blender. (Puree it to the consistency of your choice — if you want to leave some chunks of vegetables you can, or you can go for a totally smooth consistency).
- Season with some more salt (and cayenne if you’d like) and serve with crusty bread. Serves 4-6.
The 7 Speed Cordless Hand Mixer
Recipe: Butter Cake (the perfect dessert to bring to your holiday dinners!).
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of soft butter
- 1 ½ cups of flour
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3 tsp. Baking powder
- 2/3 cup of milk (I use 1%)
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp. Vanilla
Instructions
- With the KitchenAid electric hand mixer, beat butter and sugar together
- Add in the milk, flour and baking powder until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until blended.
- Pour into prepared 9-inch loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 40 – 45 minutes (check the centre of the cake with a toothpick for doneness).
The 5 Cup Cordless Food Chopper
Recipe: Pastry (for the perfect apple pie)
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of flour
- 1/2 cup of chilled and cubed unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbs ice cold water
Instructions:
- Add flour and salt to the bowl of the Kitchen Aid Cordless Chopper and using the lowest speed, pulse to combine
- Add in the butter and continue to processs for about 10 seconds until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg and process for approximately 5 seconds
- Then add the ice water and process for approximately 15 seconds. (The dough should now start to clump together).
- Remove the mixture and using your hands, gather the dough into a ball then flatten into a disk kneading it as lightly as possible.
- Roll out your dough and place it into a pie baking sheet
- Add filling of your choice and bake!
Like the Kitchen Aid Cordless Hand Mixer and Blender, the Kitchen Aid Cordless Chopper reaches full charge after two hours. With its two speeds, it can chop, mix, puree and with the whisking attachment and whip cream in under a minute. You can make everything from smoothies, pestos, hummus and salad dressings (there is a “drizzle basin” in the lid making it easy to add liquids). As I have never been particularly good at making pastry, I thought I would try and make some in this very versatile Chopper. Adding and mixing the ingredients was easy — the result, the best pastry ever!