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KitchenAid’s Artisan Stand Mixer comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl, a 3-quart stainless steel bowl, a flex edge beater, a pastry beater, a dough hook, a wire whip, a pastry scraper and a pouring shield.

When it comes to lamination, the technique used for puff pastry and croissants, Vu said, "It’s best to use cold but malleable butter. Bakers will often beat or quickly paddle the butter in a stand mixer to soften it while it’s still cold."

He eventually called and, after a wait, got a Target employee to manually add the “½” to his address; by then, he said, several gifts, including a $300 stand mixer, had already been sent.

Pour into a mixing bowl or the bowl of stand mixer.

This recipe is written for a stand mixer and a scale, but it is certainly possible to hand mix it, if you have the stamina, and use volume measurements, though they will be less precise.