Using the paddle attachment, the machine gently folded all the ingredients together, leaving no pools of sugar or egg yolk at the bottom of the mixer.Īs you can see, the Artisan Mini's mixing bowl was pretty much at capacity with a large batch of. The traditional sponge cake, too, was a breeze for the mixer. Though I did notice a bit of bouncing when mixing the super-stiff dough, the Artisan Mini efficiently kneaded it into a smooth ball. I was similarly impressed by the Artisan Mini’s handling of pizza dough. The baked cookies were perfect, featuring evenly dispersed chocolate chips, walnuts, raisins, oats and coconut. While the mixing bowl was full to the brim when I made a large batch of loaded kitchen sink cookie dough (enough to yield 48 cookies), the paddle attachment thoroughly incorporated all the ingredients, leaving behind no dry spots or clumps of ingredients.
In my testing, the Artisan Mini proved more than capable of mixing all my various recipes, resulting in baked goods that were airy and light-not overmixed or dense. Forbes Staff KitchenAid Artisan Mini 3.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer Features Ideal For Single Batches (And Even Smaller)ĭon’t let the Artisan Mini’s 3.5-quart capacity fool you: Despite the smaller bowl size, it’s big enough to make full batches of cookies, breads and cakes.
