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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts

to try baking some cakes

now, i'm wanting to try and do a lemon meringue, but the recipe i want to try says to make the base using a food processor, i only have a blender, will that do the same job and be alright??

please advise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It depends what you are trying to do.

If you are trying to break up biscuits such as ginger nuts and digestives, then a hand-held wand blender is not going to be much use.

However, if you have the suitable attachment for mincing/chopping/grinding, then yes, like a Bamix or similar.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Yeah, I think so.

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent


"to try baking some cakes

now, i'm wanting to try and do a lemon meringue, but the recipe i want to try says to make the base using a food processor, i only have a blender, will that do the same job and be alright??

please advise "

If it's biscuit base just chuck it in a bag and whack the hell out of it with a rolling pin! Works for me x

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"It depends what you are trying to do.

If you are trying to break up biscuits such as ginger nuts and digestives, then a hand-held wand blender is not going to be much use.

However, if you have the suitable attachment for mincing/chopping/grinding, then yes, like a Bamix or similar.

"

its a proper blender, not hand held, and want to do a pastry base

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or is it for the egg whites, if so the blender will be no good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not knowing the brand/design of the blender, I would refer to the instruction manual to see if it can make pastry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nip to local shop and buy ready made pastry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nip to local shop and buy ready made pastry

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"Nip to local shop and buy ready made pastry "

you need to put caster sugar in the pastry though

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"Not knowing the brand/design of the blender, I would refer to the instruction manual to see if it can make pastry.

"

i dunno pearl, we use it to make soups/smoothies etc. it just blitz's everything you put in it

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"Not knowing the brand/design of the blender, I would refer to the instruction manual to see if it can make pastry.

i dunno pearl, we use it to make soups/smoothies etc. it just blitz's everything you put in it

"

its just a jug with chopping blades in the bottom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got you.

If it is similar to my Waring blender, which is a glass jug with a blade at the bottom, that I use for making cocktails, then no, as I believe pastries need more room to blend, and a jug is not wide enough.

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"Got you.

If it is similar to my Waring blender, which is a glass jug with a blade at the bottom, that I use for making cocktails, then no, as I believe pastries need more room to blend, and a jug is not wide enough.

"

thanks sweet xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also, I imagine it would be very hard to take out the pastry and to clean the jug afterwards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It depends what you are trying to do.

If you are trying to break up biscuits such as ginger nuts and digestives, then a hand-held wand blender is not going to be much use.

However, if you have the suitable attachment for mincing/chopping/grinding, then yes, like a Bamix or similar.

its a proper blender, not hand held, and want to do a pastry base

"

use your hands, only takes 2 minutes, a blender breaks the mix down too much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A cheapo two-prong whisk with bread dough attachment should work for pastry too.

Cheaper than getting a food processor unless one bakes all the time, IMHO.

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By *ichaelangela OP   Couple
over a year ago

notts


"A cheapo two-prong whisk with bread dough attachment should work for pastry too.

Cheaper than getting a food processor unless one bakes all the time, IMHO.

"

oooh.... i got one of them, would be good to just do the flour, butter & egg mix with, thanks, if it dont work, i'll use me fingers

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