COOmG GU~E Breads, Cakes and Desserts, Food

COOmG GU~E

color on upside-down breads, line dish before microw~ving with

If desired, sprinkle top of butter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped nuts or other topping fur brown color. To increase brown

brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as crushed, c~nned, french fried onion rings.

Corn bread	8 to 9 in.	N()	Meal-High (7)	9 to I 1 min.
	tube dish*

Sprinkle cooking dish with finely chopped, canned, french fried onions before microwaving. Turn out of pan upside down to serve.

Muffins	Paper-1ined	No	High ( 10)		Use microwave-stife muffin container or
( I Muffin)	muffin cups			1 10 1 Y: min.	homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)	(Do not use			I to 2 min.	down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
(3 to 6 Muffins)	foil liners, )			2 to 4 min.	may be done before others. Remove
					muffins as they are done, and continue
					cooking remaining muffins a few
					seconds longer.
Quick breads,	Glass loaf	No	Meal-High (7)	I I to 16 min.	Shield corners after half of cooking
from a mix	dish				time. When done, toothpick inserted in
					center will come out clean. Let stand 15
					minutes before turning out of dish. Cool.

*If tube dish is unavail~ble, microw~ve in 8 in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.

1.Always use microwave-safe cookware.

2.Before adding measured amount of batter, grease dishes or line them with wax paper. (Do not tlour, )

3.Cakes are done when toothpick or long skewer inserted into center comes out clean.

4.Cool ctike in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden board 10 to 15 minutes before inverting.

5.Crust on cakes will be soft. If cake is to be frosted, refrigerate cake for an hour to firm exterior surface.

6.Chiffon and Angel Food ctikes are not recommended fur microwaving.

Food	Container	Cover	Power Level & Time				Comments
Baked apples	Microwave-	Lid or	High ( 10)			2 to 4 min.	Pierce fruit or peel to prevent burstin&.
or pears	safe dish or	plastic wrap				per piece	Core and fill center of apple with
	casserole						2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon butter
							and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Add
							2 tablespoons water for each piece
							of fruit.
Bar cookies	8 in. square	No	High	10)		5 to 7 min.	Grease dish before adding batter.
	dish						Cut when cool.
Commercial mix	8 in. round or No		High	lo)		2 min.	Grease dish before adding batter.
( I 8 to 20 oz.)	square dish		Meal-l [igh			4 to 6 min.	Let stand 5 to 1 () minutes to cool
							before inverting.
	Fluted tube	No	High ( lo)			1 I to 13 min.	Let tube cake stand 15 to 20 minutes to
	cake pan						cool, before inverting
Cupcakes—6	Paper-lined	No	High ( 10)			2X to 3 min.	When cooking several cupcakes, some
	cupcaker						will be done before others. Remove
							cupcakes as they are done and continue
							cooking remaining cupcakes a few
							seconds longer.
Pineapple upside	8 in. round	No	High ( 10)			10 to 12 min.	When done, toothpick stuck in cake
down cake	dish						comes out clean. Invert cake onto plate;
					—		let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
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