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•Beforestartinganyrecipe carefullyreadit
throughfrombeginningtoend.
•Ensureyouhaveall ingredientsand
utensilsbeforeyoustart.
•Refrigeratedingredientssuchas butter,
creamcheeseandeggsshouldbeat
roomtemperatureforbestresults(unless
otherwisespecified).Settheseoutahead
oftime.Ifyouforgettoremovebutterfrom
thefridge,usethecoarsesideofagrater
togratethebutter.Thiswillassistthe
mixerandsoftenthebutterfaster.
•Alwaysadjusttheoven shelftothedesired
positionandthenpreheatoventobaking
temperaturerecommendedintherecipe.
Gettoknowyouroven.Mostovenshave
“hotspots”anditmaybenecessaryto
turnfoodorswapshelvesduringcooking.
However,beawarethateverytimeyou
opentheoven,thetemperaturedrops.Only
opentheovenifnecessaryandbesureto
closethedoorquickly.
•Breakeggsintoa smallbowlbeforeadding
tomixture.Thiseliminatesthechanceof
contaminatingmixturewithshellsorrotten
eggs.
•Allrecipeshavebeen carefullydeveloped
andtested,butshouldyoufindit
necessarytoaltertheingredientsortin,
youmustallowforavariationincooking
time.Alwaystestfordonenessinbaked
goodsbeforeremovingfromovenorother
cookingappliance.
•Duringmixing,ingredientsmay splashto
thesidesofthebowl.Pausethemixerand
usearubberorplasticspatulatoscrape
thebowl.NEVERUSEAKNIFE,METAL
SPOONORFORK,asthesecandamage
thebeaterandbowl.Alightscrapingafter
theadditionofeachingredientassistsin
achievingefficientmixing.
Tips for cakes, biscuits and slices
•Whencooked,acake shouldshrinkslightly
fromthepan.
•Whentestingmostcakes (notsponges,
fruitcakesorcheesecakes),gentlytouch
thesurface;itshouldfeelfirm.Atthis
stage,removethecakefromtheovenand
closetheovendoortoretaintheheat.
Insertathinskewerintothedeepestpart
ofthecake.Nouncookedmixtureshould
adheretoit.
•Testingcakedonenessshouldbedone
quickly.Ifthecakeneedstobereturned
totheoven,theovendoorshouldbe
openforaminimalamountoftime.
Rapidtemperaturechangemaycausean
undercookedcaketosinkinthemiddle.
•Formosttypesof biscuits,youcantest
iftheyarecookedbygentlypushingthe
biscuitonthetraywithyourfinger.Ifit
moveswithoutbreaking,thebiscuitis
cooked.
•Donotoverbeat anymixture.Becareful
thatyouonlymix/blendmixturesforthe
specifiedtime.Whenfolding,dosountil
justcombined.Overbeatingormixingcan
causetoughness,closetexture,excessive
shrinkageoreffectrising.
•Curdlingcansometimesoccur when
addingeggstoamixture.Ifthishappens,
continuewiththerecipeasitwillcome
backtogetherwhenthedryingredients��are
added.
•Ifcakesbeginto overbrown,coverthetop
looselywithfoiltoprotectitfromthetop
elementoftheoven.
•Toobtainthegreatestvolumewhenbeating
eggwhites,besurethebowlandbeater
arecompletelycleananddrybeforeuse.
Thesmallestamountofgreaseorwatercan
preventthewhitesfromaerating.
Cookery tips for best results