GE JE692T, Use And Care & Cooking Manual

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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
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 for brown color. To increase brown
canned, fried onion rings.
Food Container Cover Power Level & Time
Comments
Coffee cakes
8 inch round
dish
Corn bread 8 to 9 inch
tube dish*
Paper-1ined
(1 Muffin) muffin cups
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
(3 to 6 Muffins) foil liners.)
No Meal-High (7) 9 to I I min. Place batter in greased dish.
No Meal-High (7)
I 1 to 13 min. Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
chopped, canned, French-fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
No
High (10)
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
to min.
homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
to min. down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
to min. may be done before others. Remove
muffins as they are done, and continue
cooking remaining muffins a few
seconds longer.
Quick breads, 8 to 9 inch
No
High (10)
9 to I 2 min. When done, toothpick inserted near
from a mix
tube dish*
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 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 outside 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 2 to 4 min.
or pears safe dish or
plastic wrap per piece
casserole
Bar cookies
8 inch round No
baking dish
Commercial mix 8 inch round
No
8 to 20
OZ.)
dish
Cupcakes—6
Paper-lined No
Pineapple upside 8 inch round
No
down cake dish
High (10) 7 to 9 min.
High (10) 2 min.
Meal-High (7)
5 to 7 min.
High (10)
to 3 min.
High 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.
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 inserted in center
comes out clean. Invert cake onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
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