Cooking Guide
Breads
Crust
breads will be
outsides will not brown.
brown color on upside down breads, line dish
microwaving
If desired, sprinkle top of
with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
with brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as
chopped nuts or other topping
brown color. To increase
crushed, canned, French-fried onion rings.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Coffee cakes
Corn bread
Muffins
(1 Muffin)
4 Muffins)
to Muffins)
Quick breads,
from a mix
8-in. round dish
to 9-in. tube
dish*
Paper-1ined
cups
(Do not use
foil liners.)
to 9-in. tube
dish*
N()
Meal-High (7)
Y to I 1 min.
N()
Meal-High (7)
11 to min.
No
High (
to min.
to
min.
to
min.
No
High (
Y
min.
batter in greased dish
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
chopped, canned, French-fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
Use microwave-safe
container or
homemade
cups, made by cutting
down hot drink paper cups, Some
may be done before others. Remove
they are done,
continue cooking
remaining
a
seconds longer.
When done. toothpick inserted near
center will come out
Let stand 15
minutes
turning out of dish. Cool.
tube dish is unavailable,
in X-in. round dish with drinking
placed open-end-up in center.
Cakes and Desserts
1. Always use microwave-safe
4. Cool
in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden
2. Before adding measured amount of batter, grease dishes or
board to 15 minutes before inverting.
them with wax paper. (Do not
)
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
to firm exterior surface.
center comes out
Chiffon
angel food cakes
not recommended for
microwaving.
Food
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time
Comments
Baked apples or
pears
Bar cookies
Commercial mix
I
x to
20
oz.
Cupcakes—(6)
Pineapple upside
down cake
Microwave-safe
Lid or
High ( 10)
to 4 min.
dish or
plastic wrap
per piece
casserole
X-in. round
No
High ( 10)
13 min.
baking dish
X-in. round dish
N()
High ( 10)
2 min.
Meal-High (7)
5 to 7 min.
Paper-1ined
N()
High ( 10)
to 4 min.
X-in. round
N()
High ( 10)
10 to min.
dish
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
Core and fill center
apple with
tablespoons sugar, teaspoon butter
l/X
cinnamon. Add 2
tablespoons water
each piece fruit.
Grease dish before adding batter. Cut
when
dish before
batter. Let
stand 5 to 10 minutes cool before
inverting.
When cooking several cupcakes, some
will be done before others. Remove
cupcakes as they are
and continue
cooking the rest
seconds longer.
When done, toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean. Invert
onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a
minutes.
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