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Breads
COOmG
GU~E
Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides will not brown. color on upside-down breads, line dish before microwaving with
If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as
crushed,
chopped nuts or other topping for brown color. To increase brown canned, french fried onion rings.
Food
Container
Cover Power Level & Time Comments
Coffee cakes
8 inch round
No
Meal-High (7)
6 to 8 min.
Place batter in greased dish.
or square dish
Corn bread 8
to 9 inch
No Meal-High (7) 8 to 9 min.
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
tube dish*
chopped, canned, French-fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
Muffins
Paper-lined No Meal-High (7)
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
(1 Muffin) muffin
cups
3/4 to I min.
homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
I to 3 min.
down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
(3 to 6 Muffins)
foil liners.) 3 to
4k min. may be done before
otbers.
Remove
muffins as they are done, and continue
cooking remaining muffins a few
seconds longer.
Quick breads, Glass loaf
No
Meal-High (7)
12 to 22 min.
from a mix
Shield corners after half of cooking
dish
time. When done, toothpick inserted in
center will come out clean. Let stand 15
minutes before turning out of dish. Cool.
*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8 inch round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
Cakes and Desserts
1. Always use microwave-safe cookware.
4. Cool cake in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden
2. Before adding measured amount of batter, grease dishes or
line
board
10
to 15 minutes before inverting.
them with wax paper. (Do not flour.)
5. Crust on cakes
will
be soft. If cake is to be frosted, refrigerate
3. Cakes are done when toothpick or long skewer inserted into
cake for an hour to firm exterior surface.
center comes out clean.
6. Chiffon and Angel Food cakes are not recommended for
microwaving.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time Comments
Bar cookies
8 inch round No
baking
dish
Commercial mix
8 inch or 9 inch No
round dish
12
cup fluted No
tube cake pan
Cupcakes—6
Paper-1ined
No
cupcaker
Pineapple upside
8 inch round
No
down cake
dish
Baked apples
Microwave-
Lid or
High (10)
or pears safe dish or
plastic wrap
casserole
Meal-High (7)
High (10)
High
(10)
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
2 to 4 min.
per piece
5 to 10 min.
6 to
10
min.
I
I
to 15 min.
2X
to 4fi min.
10 to
14
min.
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
Core and fill center of apple with
2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon butter
and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Add
2 tablespoons water for each piece
of fruit.
Grease dish before adding batter.
Cut
when~ool.
Grease dish before adding batter.
Let stand 5 to
10
minutes to cool
before inverting.
Let tube cake stand 15 to 20 minutes to
cool before inverting.
When cooking several cupcakes, some
will be done before others. Remove
cupcakes as they are done and continue
cooking remaining cupcakes a few
seconds longer.
When done, toothpick stuck in cake
comes out clean. Invert cake onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
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