Raising (Proofing) Bread; Auto Convection Cooking - Amana AMC7159TA Use & Care Manual

Microwave oven with convection
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PREHEAT
TEMPERATURE
CHART
Refer to recipe for recommended
temperature
settings. It is not
necessary to preheat microwave oven unless recipe calls for it.
FOOD
TEMP
Cookies
325°F (163°C)
Breads, Brownies
350°F (177°C)
Refrigerated Biscuits, Fresh Pies
375°F (191°C)
Fresh Pizza, Frozen Pies
400°F (204°C)
Muffins, Fresh Fish Fillets
425°F (218°C)
Fresh Biscuits
450°F (232°C)
This microwave oven can be used to proof bread.
First Proofing:
Place dough in a lightly greased ovenproof bowl and loosely
cover with shortening-coated
wax paper.
1. Place ovenproof container filled with 2 cups (500 mL) boiling
water in microwave oven. Place bowl of dough on convection
rack and close door.
2. Touch CONVECT.
3. Touch TEMP/POWER "down" arrow pad until 100°F (38°C) is
reached.
4. Touch MIN "up" or "down" arrow pads to set desired proofing
time.
5. Touch START/ENTER.
Check dough after 20 to 25 minutes. Let dough rise until
nearly doubled in size. Proofing time may vary depending on
the type and quantity of dough.
6. When proofing is done, remove bowl of bread dough and
water container.
Second
Proofing:
Shape dough and place in ovenproof pan(s). Cover loosely with
plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray. Place microwave-safe
container filled with 2 cups (500 mL) boiling water in microwave
oven. Place bread pan(s) on convection
rack and close door.
Follow steps 2 through 5 outlined in "First Proofing." When
proofing is done, remove the bread dough and water container.
Reset microwave oven to preheat for baking bread. Before
baking, remove plastic wrap from bread dough.
Auto Convection allows for the cooking of a wide selection of
foods by touching one of the Auto Convection
pads: Meat,
Poultry, Fish, Baked Goods, Snack Foods, and Other Foods.
When Auto Convection cooking Baked Goods, Snack Foods,
Other Foods, and specific frozen foods, select the food category
and touch START/ENTER. See "Auto Convection Chart" for
specific foods and their categories.
Auto Convection settings for Meats, Poultry, and Fish prompt for
the weight or thickness to be entered.
Select the doneness settings for Meats (Rare, Med-Rare,
Medium, Med-Well, Well) by touching the
TEMP/POWER/DONENESS
pads. If no doneness selection is
made, the microwave oven will cook to Medium. (See "Meat
Chart.")
The cooking time and temperature
of the Auto Convection
settings may be changed during cooking by touching HOUR,
MIN, and TEMP/POWER pads, then touching START/ENTER.
AUTO CONVECTION
CHART
Baked Goods
Snack Foods
Other Foods
Cookies
French Fries-
Pizza-Frozen*
Frozen
Brownies
Chicken Nuggets
Pizza-Fresh
Muffins
Pizza Rolls
Lasagna
Biscuits-fresh
Cheese Sticks
Pasta Casserole
Biscuits-
Chicken wings-
Vegetable
refrigerated
Frozen
Casserole
Yeast Bread
Garlic Bread-
Potato Casserole
Frozen
Quick Bread
Pot Pie-Frozen
Pie-Fresh
Pie-Frozen
*Cooks with convection
and microwaves.
Use microwave-safe,
ovenproof
cookware.
To Auto Convection
Cook:
1. Place food in ovenproof cookware on the convection rack
and close the door.
For Frozen Pizza, use cookware that is both ovenproof and
microwave-safe,
or place pizza directly on convection
rack.
2. Touch appropriate Auto Convection pads until desired food
item is displayed.
3. Touch START/ENTER.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle
tones will sound.
4. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.
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