Five Basic Recipes for the Food Processor  food processor filled
with purple ice creamOn Sundays I write about cooking appliance
and equipment. This is the third in a series on food processors.
Click for Part I and II.  Here are a few examples of techniques
I use to adapt any recipe to the food processor. All can made in
the main bowl with the “S”  or helicopter blade.     1. Place
dry ingredients, including sugar, in the bowl and process until
mixed.   2. Add the eggs and water, milk or juice.   3. Start
the processor and add oil through the feed tube slowly,
processing for 60 seconds total.  Honey cakes use a slightly
different method.  Cookies or bars:    1. Process any nuts and
put in another bowl.   2. Mix oil or margarine with sugar and
eggs.   3. Add other dry ingredients.   4. Process briefly,
using the off-on or pulse technique, just until the flour
disappears.   5. Chocolate chips should be mixed by hand.
Potato kugel (pudding):    1. Place quartered potatoes and onion
in the processor bowl. There