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Oven cooking chart
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Pastries: | Plate tart (shortcrust) | 6 | 2 | 25 - 35 mins. |
| Fruit pie (shortcrust) | 6 | 2 | 25 - 35 mins. |
| Mince pies (flan pastry) | 5 | 2 & 4 | 15 - 25 mins. |
To help pastry brown on the underside cook on a metal plate, or if plates are flat and have no rim underneath, place on baking tray.
Puddings: | Milk pudding | 2 | 3 | 2 hrs. approx. |
| Baked sponge pudding | 4 | 4 | 45 - 60 mins. |
| Baked custard | 3 | 4 | 50 - 60 mins. |
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Yeast mixtures: | Bread 0.45 kg (1lb loaves) | 8* | 3 | 30 - 40 mins. |
| 0.90 kg (2 lb loaves) | 8* | 3 | 30 - 40 mins. |
| Rolls and buns | 8* | 2 | 10 - 20 mins. |
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*Note: When baking bread, cook for 10 minutes at Gas mark 8 then reduce to mark 6 for the remaining cook time. Note: You must soak dried beans then boil them in an open pan for 15 minutes before you add them to any dish.
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