Info: 1 Cookie Press Attachment
This metal attachment is great for extruding dough to make cookies, in various shapes (or other types of pastries, or cheese, for that matter). It is exclusively for use with the Ankarsrum Assistent kitchen machine and its meat grinder attachment (sold separately).
Info: 1 Cookie Press Attachment
This metal attachment is great for extruding dough to make cookies, in various shapes (or other types of pastries, or cheese, for that matter). It is exclusively for use with the Ankarsrum Assistent kitchen machine and its meat grinder attachment (sold separately).
Product Notes:
The moveable strip in the centre of the unit has a number of patterns, and you simply place the desired template over the nozzle of the cookie press to squeeze them out.
The ones we have in hand are vintage units (from when the Assistents were still being marketed under their original "Electrolux Magic Mill" name), which differ slightly from the ones shown in the pictures and video. Ours have two star shaped patterns (one big, one small), one round (for pretzels), and one is a shallow crown shape with 5 peaks, which might be used for making churros (fried pastry dough sticks) or Danish or Italian Butter Cookies (Biscotti al Burro) with ridges like the ones shown in this inset photo.
Suggested Usage:
The cookie press fits onto the mincer. First, install the mincer housing as usual with the mincer roller on the machine’s drive output A. Then tip the machine onto its side, and place the support ring (like the one used for the sausage horn; these kits also ship with one) and then the cookie attachment holder (remove the actual piping rail) onto the mincer. Adjust so that the channel for the rail is horizontal before you lock the holder using the mincer’s locking ring. Do not tighten the locking ring too hard. Secure the pipe rail and mincer feeder tray and use the feeder plug/tamper for feeding the dough through.
Feed walnut-sized balls of chilled shortcrust pastry dough through the mincer with the machine set to low speed. Always use the plunger to feed things through, and make sure the dough has been pre-chilled in the refrigerator.
Wash the mincer housing, mincer roller and locking ring by hand with water and dish
washing detergent, and dry immediately. The cookie attachment itself is dishwasher safe, as are the mincer's feeder tray and feeder plug.
Warnings:
Never stick your hands or other objects into the mincer.