COOKING GUIDE (CONTINUED)

DESSERTS

There's always time to make dessert with a microwave oven. Fruit desserts have a remarkably fresh flavor and texture. Microwaved cakes are higher and more tender than conventionally baked; since cakes are usually frosted, browning is unimportant. Microwaved pie crusts are exceptionally tender and flaky, while delicate custards and puddings are easy to prepare.

Guide for Cooking Cakes

Food

Power

Cooking Time

Standing

Special Notes

 

Level

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cake, round

100

3 1/2 - 5 min.

2 - 5 min.

Pour into greased and wax

(Mixed 9 inch)

80

4 1/2 - 6 min.

 

paper lined cake dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

Ring or Angel Food Cake

80

5 1/2 - 6 1/2 min.

2 - 5 min.

Cover with wax paper.

 

 

 

 

 

Muffin (6 muffins)

50

4 1/2 - 6 1/2 min.

2 - 5 min.

Rearrange once.

 

 

 

 

 

Custard (6 servings)

50

10 - 12 min.

5 - 7 min.

Rearrange once.

Baking

Bar cookies work best. Greasing or lining of the microwaveable baking dish is optional.

If insufficient browning disturbs you, frost, glaze or add food coloring to white or yellow batters.

A microwaveable cookie sheet can be made by covering cardboard with waxed paper.

Round glass baking dishes, and fluted or smooth microwaveable ring molds work best for cakes. You can make a microwaveable ring mold of your own by placing a medium-size glass in the center of a round glass baking dish.

Because your cakes will rise higher in microwave cooking, never fill microwaveable cake pans more than half full.

Reduce baking powder and soda by approximately one-fourth when converting a conventional recipe.

Fill paper-lined muffin cups to only half full which allows for muffins to rise more than normal.

You can prepare your own "brown 'n serve" breads and rolls by baking them ahead of time in the microwave oven. Then, place them in a conventional oven to brown prior to serving.

Breads and rolls should be reheated to the point where they are warm to the touch. Overheating or overcooking makes bread tough and rubbery.

When making yeast bread in a microwave oven, choose a recipe with cornmeal, whole wheat flour, or rye flour to achieve a richer color.

WEIGHT & MEASURE CONVERSION CHART

• POUNDS & OUNCES TO GRAMS

POUNDS (lbs)

GRAMS (g)

 

 

OUNCES (oz)

GRAMS (g)

 

 

OUNCES (oz)

 

GRAMS (g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/4

114

 

 

 

 

1

28

 

9

 

255

1/2

227

 

 

 

 

2

57

 

10

 

284

3/4

341

 

 

 

 

3

85

 

11

 

312

1

454

 

 

 

 

4

113

 

12

 

340

2

907

 

 

 

 

5

142

 

13

 

369

3

1361

 

 

 

 

6

170

 

14

 

397

4

1814

 

 

 

 

7

198

 

15

 

425

5

2268

 

 

 

 

8

227

 

 

16

 

454

6

2722

 

 

• FLUID MEASUREMENTS

 

 

 

 

7

3175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cup =

8 fluid ounces =

240 ml

8

3629

 

 

 

 

1

Pint =

16 fluid ounces =

480 ml

9

4082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Quart =

32 fluid ounces =

960 ml

10

4536

 

 

 

11

4990

 

 

 

1

Gallon =

128 fluid ounces =

3840 ml

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emerson MW8119SBM owner manual Desserts, Weight & Measure Conversion Chart, Guide for Cooking Cakes, Baking

MW8119SBM specifications

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