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Oven cooking chart continued
Main oven Top oven
Food Gas mark Pos Gas mark Pos
Approximate
cook time (m)
Choux Pastry 6 2 6 2 30 - 35
Éclairs / Profiteroles 5 2 5 2 20 - 30
Flaky Pastry 6 2 6 2 25 - 40
Mince Pies 5 2 + 4 5 2 15 - 20
Pasta Lasagne etc. 5 3 5 2 30 - 40
Meat Pies 7 2 7 2 25 - 35
Quiche, Tarts, Flans 5 2 5 2 25 - 45
Shepherd’s Pie 7 3 7 2 30 - 40
Soufflés 5 3 5 2 20 - 30
Fish 4 2 4 2 20 - 30
Fish Pie 6 3 6 2 20 - 25
Beef Casserole 3 4 3 2 2½ - 3h
Lamb Casserole 3 4 3 2 2½ - 3h
Convenience Foods Follow manufacturer’s instructions
Baked Potatoes 5 2 5 2 1½ - 2h
Roast Potatoes 6 2 6 2 1 - 1½h
Large Yorkshire Puddings: 7 1 7 2 25 - 40
Individual Yorkshire
Puddings
7 1 7 2 15 - 25
*When baking bread cook for 10 minutes at gas mark 8 then reduce to mark 6 for the remaining
cook time.
Note: Shelf positions are counted from the top of the oven downwards. * *base = shelf on base.
To help pastry dishes brown on the underside cook on a metal plate or place on a baking tray.