GE JVM131J, 49-8097, 164 D2092P127 warranty Cooking Guide, Breads, Cakes and Desserts

Cooking Guide

Breads

Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides will not brown. If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped nuts or other topping for brown color. To increase brown color on

upside-down breads, line dish before microwaving with brown sugar-caramel mixture or savory topping, such as crushed, canned, french fried onion rings.

Food	Contiiner	Cover	Power bvel & ~me		Commenb
Coffee cakes	8-in. round or No		Meal-High (7)	8 to 10 min.	Place batter in greased dish.
	square dish
Corn bread	8-to 9-in.	No	Meal-High (7)	9 to 11 min.	Sprinkle cooking dish with finely chopped,
	tube dish*				canned, french fried onions before
					microwaving. Turn out of pan upside down
					to serve,
Mu ffIns	Paper-lined	No	High (10)		Use microwave-safe muffin container or
(1 Muffin)	muffin cups			1 to I k min.	homemade muffin cups, made by cutting
(2 to 4 Muffins)	(Do not use			1 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)	11 to 16 min.	Shield corners after half of cooking time.
from a mix	dish				When done, toothpick inserted in center
					will come out clean. Let stand 15 minutes
					before turning out of dish. Cool.

*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.

Cakes and Desserts

1.Always use microwave-safe cookware.

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

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

4.Cool cake in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden board 10 to IS 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.

&Chiffon and Angel Food cakes are not recommended for microwaving.

Food	Con@iner	Cover	Power bvel & ~me		Commenk
Baked apples	Microwave-	Lid or	High (10)	2 to 4 min.	Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
or pears	safe dish or	plastic wrap		per piece	Core and fill center of apple with 2
	casserole				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 (10)	2 min.	Grease dish before adding batter. Let stand
(18 to 20 02,)	square dish		Meal-High (7)	4 to 6 min.	5 to 10 minutes to cool before inverting,
	Fluted tube	No	High (10)	11 to 13 min.	Let tube cake stand 15 to 20 minutes to cool,
	cake pan				before inverting.
Cupcakes—6	Paper-lined	No	High (10)	21A to 3 min.	When cooking several cupcakes, some will
	cupcaker				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 comes
down cake	dish				out clean. Invert cake onto plate; let dish
					stand over cake a few minutes.

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