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Breads
Crust on breads will be soft
and
the
outsides will no[ brown.
color on upside-down breads, line dish before
microw~ving with
If
desired, sprinkle top of
butter
with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
brown sugar-caramel mixture or
savory
topping, such
as
crushed,
chopped nuts or other topping
fur
brown color. To increase brown
c~nned,
french
fried onion rings.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Coffee cakes
8
in. round or No
Med-Higb
(7)
8
to 1 () min.
Place
batter in greased dish
squire dish
Corn bread
8
to
9
in.
N()
Meal-High (7)
9
to I 1 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-1ined No
( I Muffin) muffin cups
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
(3
to
6
Muffins)
foil liners, )
Quick breads,
from
a
mix
Glass
loaf
dish
No
High ( 10)
Use
microwave-stife
muffin
container or
1
10
1
Y:
min.
homemade
muffin
cups,
made
by cutting
I to 2 min.
down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
2 to 4 min.
may be done
before
others.
Remove
muffins as they are done,
and
continue
cooking remaining muffins a
few
seconds longer.
Meal-High (7) I I
to
16 min.
Shield corners after half of cooking
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
unavail~ble,
microw~ve
in
8
in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
Cakes and Desserts
1.
Always
use microwave-safe cookware.
2. Before adding measured amount
of batter, grease dishes or line
them with wax paper. (Do not tlour, )
3. Cakes are done when toothpick
or
long skewer inserted into
center comes out clean.
4. Cool
ctike
in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden
board
10
to
15
minutes before inverting.
5. Crust on cakes will be soft.
If cake is to be frosted, refrigerate
cake
for
an hour to firm exterior surface.
6. Chiffon and Angel Food
ctikes
are
not recommended
fur
microwaving.
Food
Container Cover
Power Level & Time Comments
Baked apples
Microwave-
Lid or
High ( 10)
or pears
safe
dish or plastic wrap
casserole
Bar cookies
8
in. square
No High
dish
Commercial mix
8
in. round or
No
High
( I
8
to 20 oz.) square dish
Meal-l
10)
lo)
[igh
Cupcakes—6
Fluted tube
No
High ( lo)
cake pan
Paper-lined
No
High (
10)
cupcaker
Pineapple upside
8
in. round
No
High ( 10)
down cake
dish
2 to 4 min.
per piece
5 to 7 min.
2 min.
4 to 6 min.
1 I to 13 min.
2X
to 3 min.
10
to 12 min.
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent
burstin&.
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 1 () 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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