Tips and tricks

Cooking guide

Melting butter

Put 50 g butter into a small deep glass dish. Cover with plastic lid.

Heat for 30-40 seconds using 900 W, until butter is melted.

Melting chocolate

Put 100 g chocolate into a small deep glass dish.

Heat for 3-5 minutes, using 450 W until chocolate is melted.

Stir once or twice during melting. Use oven gloves while taking out!

Melting crystallized honey

Put 20 g crystallized honey into a small deep glass dish.

Heat for 20-30 seconds using 300 W, until honey is melted.

Melting gelatine

Lay dry gelatine sheets (10 g) for 5 minutes into cold water.

Put drained gelatine into a small glass pyrex bowl.

Heat for 1 minute using 300 W. Stir after melting.

Cooking glaze/icing (for cake and gateaux)

Mix instant glaze (approximately 14 g) with 40 g sugar and 250 ml cold water. Cook uncovered in a glass pyrex bowl for 3½ to 4½ minutes using 900 W, until glaze/icing is transparent. Stir twice during cooking.

Cooking jam

Put 600 g fruits (for example mixed berries) in a suitable sized glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 300 g preserving sugar and stir well.

Cook covered for 10-12 minutes using 900 W.

Stir several times during cooking. Empty directly into small jam glasses with twist-off lids. Stand on lid for 5 minutes.

Cooking pudding

Mix pudding powder with sugar and milk (500 ml) by following the manufacturers instructions and stir well. Use a suitable sized glass pyrex bowl with lid. Cook covered for 6½ to 7½ minutes using 900 W. Stir several times well during cooking.

Browning almond slices

Spread 30 g sliced almonds evenly on a medium sized ceramic plate.

Stir several times during browning for 3½ to 4½ minutes using 600 W.

Let it stand for 2-3 minutes in the oven. Use oven gloves while taking out!

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