KITCHENAID ARTISAN MADE EASY

Your mixer has been waiting. This book shows you what to do with it.

If your KitchenAid Artisan is still under a cloth, or you use it only for the occasional batch of cookies, you're not alone. A stand mixer can feel like a lot of machine, with three attachments, ten speeds, and recipes that don't say what "ready" should look like.

KitchenAid Artisan Made Easy is written for exactly that moment. Every one of its 100 recipes was developed for the 5-quart tilt-head Artisan and tells you which attachment and speed to use, how long each stage takes, and what the dough or batter should look like along the way. Ingredients are given in both cups and grams, and most recipes include a Mixer Tip, one of those small lessons that usually only come from experience, such as when to scrape the bowl and when to stop mixing.

You don't need baking experience. Three opening chapters walk you through your mixer's parts, the attachments, which speed does which job, the basics of baking, and how to clean, store, and troubleshoot your machine. Then the recipes begin, with the easier ones first in each chapter and the trickier ones later.

Inside you'll find:

• Breads and rolls: sandwich loaves, dinner rolls, burger buns, bagels, pretzels, brioche, challah, ciabatta, and pecan sticky buns
• Pizza, flatbreads, and savory doughs: pizza dough, tortillas, focaccia, pita, naan, garlic knots, and stromboli
• Cookies and bars: chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, shortbread, brownies, lemon bars, whoopie pies, and biscotti
• Cupcakes and muffins: from blueberry and lemon poppy seed to red velvet and chocolate peanut butter
• Cakes and frostings: pound cake, layer cakes, carrot cake, angel food cake, and Swiss meringue buttercream
• Pies, tarts, and pastry: flaky pie crust, quiche Lorraine, fruit tarts, cream puffs, and cheese gougères
• Breakfast bakes: pancakes, waffles, scones, biscuits and gravy, and doughnuts
• Whipped and creamy treats: meringues, pavlova, mousse, marshmallows, and ice cream
• Beyond baking: mashed potatoes, shredded chicken, fresh pasta, meatballs, homemade butter, and mayonnaise

Whether you've just unpacked your first mixer or you want to finally get your money's worth from the one you have, this book builds your confidence one recipe at a time. Your first loaf may come out a little dense and your cookies may spread, and the book tells you why and how to fix it. By the end, you'll know your mixer, and you'll use it.

Mix with confidence. Bake with ease. Start with something simple.