Sunbeam MX8500Y Manual

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• Theterm“softpeaks”meansthattheegg

whitebarelysupportsitself.Whenthehead

ofthemixerislifted,theeggwhitemixture

willcurlandmayfallfromthebeater.

• Theterm“firmpeaks”meansthattheegg

whiteholdsitshape.Whentheheadofthe

mixerislifted,theeggwhitemixturewill

remainpointyandfirm.

• Whenmakingpavlovaorothermeringues,

alwaysusecastersugarasitdissolves

mucheasierthanothercoarsersugars.

Sugarshouldbeginbeingaddedatsoft

peaks.Ifyouwaituntiltheeggwhites

reachfirmpeaksandaredryitwilltake

longertodissolvethesugar.

• Totestifsugarisdissolved,rubasmall

quantityofmixturebetweenyourfingertips.

Ifitfeelgrainy,continuebeatinguntil

smooth.

• Ingeneral,cakesshouldbecooledona

wirerackafterthesuggestedstanding

time.Thestandingtimeistoprevent

thefreshlybakedcakefromsplittingor

crackingwhenremovedfromthepan.

• Fruitcakesandvariousotherheavycakes,

suchasmudcakes,arebestcooledinthe

pan.Duetotheweightofthesecakes,

turningoutwhilestillwarmwillcause

themtosplit.Coolinginthepanalso

keepsthemmoist.

• Spongesshouldberemovedfromthepan

assoonastheycomeoutoftheoven.

• Mostbiscuitsarebestcooledonthebaking

tray.

Cookery tips for best results continued