Food
Gas
mark
Shelf
position
Approximate
cooking time
Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust)
Fruit pie (shortcrust)
Mince pies (flan pastry)
6
6
5
2
2
2 & 4
25 - 35 mins.
25 - 35 mins.
15 - 25 mins.
To help pastry brown on the underside
cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat
and have no rim underneath, place on
baking tray.
Puddings: Milk puddings
Baked sponge pudding
Baked custard
2
4
3
3
4
4
2 hrs. approx.
45 - 60 mins.
50 - 60 mins.
Yeast mixtures: Bread 0.45kg (1lb loaves)
0.90kg (2lb loaves)
Rolls and buns
8 *
8 *
8 *
3
3
2
30 - 40 mins.
30 - 40 mins.
10 - 20 mins.
* When baking bread cook at Gas Mark 8 for 10 minutes before reducing to Gas Mark 6 for the remainder of the cook time.
Note: You must soak dried beans then boil them in an open pan for 15 minutes before you add them to any dish.
G R O S V E N O R
Oven cooking chart
17