Oven cooking chart
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Poultry: | Chicken | 5 | Shelf on | 20 mins. per ½kg (1lb) and 20 mins. |
| Duck and duckling | 5 | base | 25 mins. per ½kg (1lb) |
| Stuffed poultry | Cook as above but calculate weight including stuffing. | ||
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Thaw frozen joints thoroughly before cooking them.
The times given above are for open roasting in a preheated oven. If you cover the food with foil or a lid allow an extra 10 - 15 minutes for each ½kg (1lb).
Yorkshire pudding | - individual | 7 | 2 |
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Cakes: | Christmas cake (8") | 2 | Shelf |
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| Rich fruit, 180mm (7") | 2 | on |
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| Madeira, 180mm (7") | 4 | base | 1 hour |
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| Small cakes | 5 | 2 |
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| Scones | 7 | 2 |
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| Victoria sandwich |
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| 180mm (7") | 4 | 2 |
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| Plate tart (shortcrust) | 6 | 2 | To help pastry brown on the underside | |
| Fruit pie (shortcrust) | 6 | 2 | cook on a metal plate, or if plates are | |
| Mince pies (flan pastry) | 5 | 2 | flat and have no rim underneath, place | |
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| on baking tray. |
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