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• Theterm“softpeaks”meansthattheegg
whitebarelysupportsitself.Whenthehead
ofthemixerislifted,theeggwhitemixture
willcurlandmayfallfromthebeater.
• Theterm“firmpeaks”meansthattheegg
whiteholdsitshape.Whentheheadofthe
mixerislifted,theeggwhitemixturewill
remainpointyandfirm.
• Whenmakingpavlovaorothermeringues,
alwaysusecastersugarasitdissolves
mucheasierthanothercoarsersugars.
Sugarshouldbeginbeingaddedatsoft
peaks.Ifyouwaituntiltheeggwhites
reachfirmpeaksandaredryitwilltake
longertodissolvethesugar.
• Totestifsugarisdissolved,rubasmall
quantityofmixturebetweenyourfingertips.
Ifitfeelgrainy,continuebeatinguntil
smooth.
• Ingeneral,cakesshouldbecooledona
wirerackafterthesuggestedstanding
time.Thestandingtimeistoprevent
thefreshlybakedcakefromsplittingor
crackingwhenremovedfromthepan.
• Fruitcakesandvariousotherheavycakes,
suchasmudcakes,arebestcooledinthe
pan.Duetotheweightofthesecakes,
turningoutwhilestillwarmwillcause
themtosplit.Coolinginthepanalso
keepsthemmoist.
• Spongesshouldberemovedfromthepan
assoonastheycomeoutoftheoven.
• Mostbiscuitsarebestcooledonthebaking
tray.
Cookery tips for best results continued