Food
Gas
mark
Shelf
position
Approximate
cooking time
Pastries: Plate tart (shortcrust)
Fruit pie (shortcrust)
Mince pies (flan pastry)
6
6
5
1
1
1 & 3
25-35 mins.
25-35 mins.
15-25 mins.
To help pastry brown on the underside cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat and have no rim underneath, place on baking tray
to cook.
Puddings: Milk puddings
Baked sponge pudding
Baked custards
2
4
3
3
4
4
2 hrs.
45-60 mins.
50-60 mins.
Yeast Mixtures: Bread 0.45kg (1lb loaves)
0.90kg (2lb loaves)
Rolls and buns
8 *
8 *
8 *
3
3
2
30-40 mins.
30-40 mins.
10-20 mins.
* When baking bread cook at Gas mark 8 for 10 minutes before reducing to Gas mark 6 for the remainder of the cook time.
Note: You must soak dried beans then boil them in an open pan for 15 minutes before you add them to any dish.
C L A S S I C
15