Breads
Crust on
breads
will be soft and the outsides will not brown.
color on upside-down breads, line dish before microwaving with
desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
brown
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
No
Meal-High (7)
6 to 8 min.
Place batter in greased dish.
or square dish
Corn bread
8 to 9 inch
No
Meal-High (7)
8 to 9 min.
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
tube dish*
chopped, canned, French-fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
Paper-lined
No
Meal-High (7)
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
(1 Muffin)
muffin cups
to I min.
homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)
(Do not use
1 to 3 min.
down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
(3 to 6 Muffins)
foil liners.)
3 to
min.
may be done before others. Remove
muffins as they are done, and continue
cooking remaining muffins a few
seconds longer.
Meal-High (7)
12 to 22 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.
tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8 inch round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
Quick breads,
Glass loaf
from a mix
dish
No
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
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 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
or pears
Bar cookies
Commercial mix
(I8 20
OZ.)
Cupcakes—6
Pineapple upside
down cake
Microwave
safe dish or
casserole
8 inch round
baking dish
8 inch or 9 inch
round dish
cup fluted
tube cake pan
Paper-lined
8 inch round
dish
Lid or
plastic wrap
No
No
No
No
No
High (10)
Meal-High (7)
High (10)
High (10)
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
to 4 min.
per piece
to I 2 min.
8 to 10 min.
I 3 to 15 min.
3 to
min.
to 14 min.
Pierce fruit or
to prevent bursting.
Core and
center of apple 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 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
Invert cake onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
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