If you’ve ever mixed cookie dough with a wooden spoon or kneaded pizza dough by hand, you know it can be quite the arm workout. Not if you have the right KitchenAid mixer attachments for baking, though!
Must-Have KitchenAid Mixer Attachments for Baking Fanatics
KitchenAid mixer attachments for baking are designed to make your time in the kitchen easier. Whether you’re making buttercream frosting, chocolate chip cookies, or homemade pizza, there’s an attachment for that.
#1 Flex Edge Beater
Cookie Dough & Frosting
Whether you’re an avid baker or just like to indulge in homemade treats once in a while, this is the one KitchenAid mixer accessory you have to have. The Tilt-Head Flex Edge Beater makes easy work of cookie dough, frosting, and a variety of other batters.
Not only does this universal beater make mixing easier, it saves you from having to stop and start the mixer to scrape the bowl. The flexible scraper pulls everything into the mix so you don’t even have to fiddle with a spatula.
You can typically find the flex edge beaters for $15.00 – $50.00.
#2 Sifter + Scale Attachment
Cake Batter
If you’ve ever baked a cake from scratch, you know the flour needs to be sifted, whether you like it or not. Skip this step and your cake won’t turn out as fluffy as you might like it.
That’s where this KitchenAid mixer attachment for baking comes in! Attach the sifter, fill the well with flour, and program the scale. Now watch the magic happen. The flour is automatically measured, sifted, and added to the bowl for you. You can even use the sifting scale separately as a countertop appliance.
The sifter plus scale attachment sell for around $130.00.
#3 Elliptical Whip
Meringues & Whipped Cream
Many of your favorite baked goods just wouldn’t be the same without a big dollop of whipped cream on top! That’s why you need the elliptical whip attachment for a KitchenAid stand mixer.
It’s essential a giant whisk that helps incorporate air into your mixture. The whip attachment is available in stainless steel and washes easily.
Prices for the KitchenAid whip range between $20.00 -$30.00.
#4 Spiral & C Dough Hook
Pizza Dough & Bread
There’s nothing quite like homemade pizza, but kneading the dough by hand can get old fast. Luckily, there’s a KitchenAid mixer attachment for baking that does the hard work for you.
The dough hook attaches easily to your stand mixer where you would normally put your beaters. The design imitates hand-kneading with even more force than previous models. This KitchenAid stand mixer accessory is available in stainless steel and coated spiral or C shapes.
Dough hooks sell for around $20.00.
#5 Ice Cream Maker
Ice Cream
Okay, so ice cream isn’t really a baked good, but we couldn’t resist adding this KitchenAid mixer attachment to our list!
You can make up to two quarts of ice cream, sorbet, and other frozen treats in this handy ice cream maker. Use it with the dasher to get the sides of the bowl nice and clean so everything mixes perfectly.
You can purchase the ice cream maker for around $80.00.
Happy baking from ServiceCare!
