GE 49-8096 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Cooking
Breads
Guide
Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides will not brown. If
upside-down breads, line
dish before microwaving with brown
desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped
sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as crushed, canned,
nuts or other topping for brown color. To increase brown
color
on
french
fried onion rings.
Food
Conbiner
Cover
Power
hvel
& Time
Commenb
Coffee cakes
8-in. round or No
Meal-High (7)
8 to 10 min.
Place
batter in greased dish.
square dish
Corn bread
8-to 9-in.
No
Meal-High (7) 9 to 11 min.
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely chopped,
tube dish*
canned, french fried onions before
microwaving. Turn out of pan upside down
to serve.
MuffIns
Paper-lined
No High (10)
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
(1 Muffin) muffin cups
1 to
lM
min. homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
1 to 2 min.
down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
(3 to 6 Muffins)
foil
liners.)
2 to 4 min.
may be done before others. Remove muffins
as they are done, and continue cooking
remaining muffins a few seconds longer.
Quick breads,
Glass loaf
No
Meal-High (7)
11 to 16 min.
Shield corners after half of cooking time.
from a mix dish
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-in. 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.
d
Chiffon and Angel Food cakes are not recommended for
microwaving.
Food
Contiiner
Cover
Power
hvel
& Time
Commenti
Baked apples
or pears
Bar cookies
Commercial mix
(18 to 20
OZ.)
Cupcakes-6
Pineapple upside
down cake
Microwave.
safe dish or
casserole
8-in. square
dish
8-in. round or
square dish
Fluted tube
cake pan
Paper-lined
cupcaker
8-in. round
dish
Lid or
High (10)
plastic wrap
No
High (10)
No High (10)
Meal-High (7)
No
High (10)
No
High (10)
No
High (10)
2 to 4 min.
per piece
5 to 7 min.
2 min.
4 to 6 min.
11
to 13 min.
2
k
to 3 min.
10 to 12 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 cool.
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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