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SHELF COOKING
POSITION TIME
PUDDINGS
Egg Custard in a
Bain Marie 1 2 or 3 1-1 1/4 hours
Pavlova 1 2 or 3 1 1/2 hours
Meringues 1 2 or 3 1 1/2 hours
CAKES
Rich Fruit Cake 2 2 or 3 3 1/2-4 hours
Plain Fruit Cake 3 2 or 3 2 1/2 hours
Victoria
Sandwich 4 2 or 3 25-35 minutes
Madeira Cake 3 2 or 3 1 3/4-2 hours
Small Cakes 3 3 20-30 minutes
Ginger Bread 3 3 35-45 minutes
Flapjack 3 3 20-25 minutes
YEAST MIXTURES
Bread
1lb Loaves 6 2 or 3 30-40 minutes
Bread
2lb Loaves 6 2 or 3 40-50 minutes
Rolls and Buns 6 2 or 3 15-20 minutes
Tea Rings 5 2 or 3 25-35 minutes
Scones 6 2 or 3 15-20 minutes
Shortbread 3 25-35 minutes
GAS MARK FOOD
Gas Oven Cooking Charts
This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your
individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal
requirements.
2 or 3
Change
trays over
halfway
through the
cooking
time
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Temperatures
°F 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 510
°C 135 149 163 177 191 204 218 232 246 265
OVEN TEMPERATURE CHART