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OVEN COOKING CHART
When baking with two trays or tins on two levels, the top tray is removed first and the lower tray moved up to
the top position for a few minutes longer.
Soft Margarine - Use the oven settings recommended by the margarine manufacturer
and not those indicated
on the cooking chart.
Food
Gas
Mark
Shelf
Positions
Approx. Cooking Time and Comments
CAKES, PASTRIES & BISCUITS
Small Cakes (16 per tray) 2 trays 5 2 and 417 - 25 mins
1 tray 5 2 17 - 25 mins
Victoria sandwich (2 x180mm / 7" )42 and 420 - 30 mins.
Swiss Roll (3 egg quantity) 5 2 20 - 25 mins.
Christmas cake (1 x 205mm / 8") 2 3 or
43 - 6 hrs depending on recipe
Madeira cake (1 x 180mm / 7") 4 3 1¼ - 1½ hrs.
Rich Fruit cake (1 x 180mm / 7") 2 3 3 - 3½ hrs.
Scones - 16 per tray 7 2 and 410 - 30 mins. depending on recipe
Shortbread (1 x 180mm /7") 2 3 45 - 60 mins. depending on recipe
Biscuits 4 2
and 415 - 35 mins. depending on recipe
Shortcrust Pastry 6 2 and 415 - 60 mins. depending on recipe
Rich Short Crust 5 2 and 420 - 40 mins. depending on recipe
Flaky/Puff Pastry 7 2 and 410 - 30 mins. depending on recipe
Choux Pastry 6 2 25 - 35 mins.
YEAST MIXTURES
Bread - Rolls 7 2 and 315 - 45 mins.
depending on recipe
MISCELLANEOUS
Yorkshire Pudding - large 7 2 35 - 45 mins
Yorkshire Pudding - individual 7 2 20 - 30 mins
Meringues
Slow
Cook
4 and
baseplate
2 - 5 hrs starting on shelf 4 until 'set' and then on the
baseplate until dried out - turn when necessary.
