Quick & Easy
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
450 W until chocolate is melted. Stir once or twice during melting. Use oven gloves while taking out!
Meltng crystallized honey
Put 20 g crystallized honey into a small deep glass dish. Heat for
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. Put directly into small jam glasses with
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