aRuGuLa PeSto
2 cups packed fresh arugula leaves
1 cup packed basil leaves
½ cup packed Italian parsley leaves
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup pine nuts (pignoli)
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
¾ cup olive oil
Place all ingredients, except oil in large bowl black & decker
fitted with cutting blade. Cover and process on HIGH until smooth, about 1
minute. Stop occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl. Remove pusher from
feed chute and drizzle oil in an even stream into processor. Continue to process
until mixture is smooth.
Makes about 1½ cups.
note: If desired, substitute 2 cups packed baby spinach leaves for arugula.
PaStRY cRuSt
1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup shortening
2 tbsp. cold butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
2 to 4 tbsp. ice water
Position metal blade in large workbowl bowl of black & decker
Processor. Add flour, salt, shortening and butter. PUlSe 3 or 4 times, for about
3 to 4 seconds each, until mixture is crumbly.
With processor running, drizzle in just enough water through the small feed
chute until mixture pulls away from sides of bowl and forms a loose ball.
Remove workbowl from processor; remove blade. Turn dough out onto lightly
floured work surface. Gently shape dough into ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and
refrigerate for at least 20 minutes. (If storing longer, allow dough to rest on work
surface for 15 minutes before rolling out.) Roll out to a circle 2 inches larger
than the inverted pie plate to be used.
Transfer pastry to pie plate. To bake empty, pierce generously with fork. Bake at
425˚F (218˚C) until golden, about 12 minutes.
Makes one, 9-inch (23 cm) pie crust.
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tRoubLeShootinG
PRobLeM
Food is unevenly
chopped.
Food Processor
®
liquid leaks from the
bottom of the work-
bowl.
Food
®
Sliced foods are un-
even and slanted.
Foods being sliced or
shredded fill up on
one side of the bowl.
PoSSibLe cauSe
SoLution
Workbowl is overfilled.
Smaller amounts will
You may be running the
process more evenly.
bowl continuously in-
Use the PUlSe button in
stead of on PUlSe. Food
5-second or less incre-
may be cut in random
ments. Allow the blades
sizes.
to stop completely before
pressing the PUlSe but-
ton again. Cut food in
same size pieces before
placing in processor.
Too much liquid in the
Process smaller
workbowl.
amounts. When pro-
cessing liquids, do not
add more than 3 cups to
workbowl. do not re-
move the blade before
removing workbowl from
processor when process-
ing liquids.
The feed chute has not
Cut pieces in even
been well packed or
lengths, just a little
uneven pressure has
shorter than the length of
been applied to the food
the feed chute. Pack the
pusher during process-
chute carefully and main-
ing.
tain even pressure on the
food pusher as the food is
being processed.
This is normal.
Stop processing oc-
casionally and either
even out the food in the
workbowl or move it to
another bowl. When food
accumulates close to the
disc, empty the workbowl
before continuing.
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