GE JE690T Use & Care Manual page 16

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
Food Container
Coffee cakes
8-in. round dish No
Corn bread 8- to 9-in. tube
dish*
Paper-lined
muffin cups
(2 to 4 Muffins) (Do not use
foil liners. )
Quick breads,
from a mix dish*
*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-end-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.
Food Container
Baked apples or Microwave-safe
dish or
pears
casserole
Bar cookies 8-in. round
baking dish
Commercial mix 8-in. round dish
20
OZ.
Cupcakes—(6) Paper-lined
Pineapple upside 8-in. round
dish
down cake
16
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.
Cover Power Level & Time
Meal-High (7)
No Meal-High (7)
No
High (10)
No
High ( 10)
4. Cool cake in dish set directly on heat-proof surface or wooden
5. Crust on cakes will be soft. If cake is to be frosted, refrigerate
6. Chiffon and angel food cakes are not recommended for
Cover Power Level & Time
Lid or High (10)
plastic wrap
No High ( 10)
High ( 10)
Meal-High (7)
No High ( 10)
No High ( 10)
Comments
9 to 11 min. Place batter in greased dish,
Sprinkle cooking dish with finely
chopped, canned, French-fried onions
before microwaving. Turn out of pan
upside down to serve.
Use microwave-safe muffin container or
1 to I X min. homemade mufin cups, made by cutting
I to 2X min. down hot drink paper cups. Some muffins
may be done before others, Remove muffins
min.
as they are done, and continue cooking
remaining muffins a few seconds longer.
9 to12 min. When done, toothpick inserted near
center will come out clean. Let stand 15
minutes before turning out of dish. Cool.
board 10 to 15 minutes before inverting.
cake for an hour to firm exterior surface.
microwaving.
Comments
2 to 4 min. Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting,
per piece Core and fill center of apple with 2
tablespoons sugar, I teaspoon butter and
tablespoons water for each piece of fruit.
7 to 9 min. Grease dish before adding batter. Cut
2 min. Grease dish before adding batter. Let
5 to 7 min. stand 5 to 10 minutes to cool before
inverting.
When cooking several cupcakes, some
cupcakes as they
cooking
10 to 12 min. When done, toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean. Invert cake onto plate;
let dish stand over cake a few minutes.
are done and continue
the rest a few seconds longer.