Breads
Crust on breads
be soft and the outsides
not brown.
color on upside-down breads, line dish before microwaving with
If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as crushed,
chopped nuts or other topping
brown color. To increase brown
canned,
fried onion rings.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Coffee cakes
inch round
dish
Corn bread
8 to 9 inch
tube dish*
Mu
Paper-lined
(1 Muffin)
muffin cups
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
(3 to 6 Muffins)
foil liners.)
No
Meal-High (7)
7 9 min.
Place batter in greased dish.
No
Meal-High (7)
8 to min.
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
chopped, canned,
fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
No
High (10)
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
3/4 to 1 min. homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
3/4 to 2 min.
down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
1 to 4 min.
may be done before others. Remove
muffins as they are done, and continue
cooking remaining muffins a few
seconds longer.
No
Quick breads,
Glass loaf
Meal-High (7)
7 to I 1 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 inch round dish with drinking glass
open-side-up in center.
Cakes and Desserts
1.
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 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
skewer inserted into
cake for an hour to firm exterior surface.
center comes out clean.
6. Chiffon and Angel Food cakes are not recommended for
microwaving.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Baked apples
Microwave-
Lid or
High
1 to 3 min.
or pears
safe dish or
plastic wrap
per piece
casserole
Bar cookies
8 inch square No
dish
Commercial mix
8 inch round
No
(I8 20
OZ.)
or square dish
Cupcakes—6
Fluted tube
No
cake pan
Paper-lined
No
Pineapple upside
8 inch round
No
down cake
dish
High (10)
to 7 min.
High (10)
2 min.
Meal-High (7)
3 to 6 min.
High (10)
10 to 3
High (10)
2 to 3 min.
High ( 10)
8 to 1 min.
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
Core and fill center of
with
2 tablespoons sugar, 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 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
Invert cake onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
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