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Breads
Crust on breads will be
soft
and the outsides will not brown.
color on upside-down breads,
line dish before microwaving with
[f desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as crushed,
chopped nuts or other topping for brown color.
To
increase brown
canned,
french
fried onion rings.
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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
tube dish*
chopped, 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 I
X
min. homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
I 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
tis
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.
Quick breads,
Glass loaf
No
from a mix
dish
*lf 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.
2. Before adding measured amount
of batter, grease dishes
or
line
them with wax paper. (Do not flour. )
3. Cakes are done when toothpick or long skewer inserted into
center comes out clean.
4. Cool cake 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 cakes are not recommended for
microwaving.
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Baked apples
Microwave-
Lid or
High
(10)
or pears
safe dish or plastic wrap
casserole
Bar cookies
8 in. square
No
High ( 10)
dish
Commercial mix
8 in. round or No
High (10)
(
]
8
to
20
OZ.)
square dish
Meal-High (7)
Fluted tube
No
High (10)
cake pan
Cupcakes—6
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.
11 to 13
min
2X
to
3
min.
10 to
12
min
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
Core and fill center of apple with
2 tablespoons sugar, I 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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