Baking
OWtoSetYourRange
forBaking
1. I%sitiontheshelfor shelvesin
{heoven.
~. Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN
TEMPknobtodesiredtemperature.
Preheatovenforatleast15minutes
ifprehe:itingisnecessary.
3. Placef(mdinovenoncenter
ofshelf.Allowat least2 inches
betweenedgeofbakewareandoven
wailoradjacentcookware.
Ifcookingontwoshelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerifnecessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
Preheating
reheatingisveryimportantwhen
usingtemperaturesbelow225°F.
andwhenbakingfoodssuchas
biscuits,cookies,cakesandother
pastries.
Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen
roastingorforlong-timecookingGf
wholemeals.
?!hMTtKitions
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D)frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
BaMngTips
~Followatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
howlabeldi~ections.-
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f’ron!oftheovenorontheblackglass
doorwhenfirstturningontheoven,
leavetheovendoorajarforafew
minutesor untiitheoveniswarm.
~Donotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation—heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresuks.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only3or4
inches—andcloseitasquicklyas
possible.
~Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit,about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace
foilontheovenbottom.
CommonBakingProblems
andI?ossibkSolutions
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Burningaround edges
@Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding.
@Edgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrust soggyandunbaked
. A11owcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
oFillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
~Fillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholesor
tearsinabottomcrust. “Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
l% fillingruns over
@
Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
~Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough,
~Toomuchfilling.
@Checksizeofpieplate.
Pastry istough;crust notflaky
~
TOO muchhandling.
~Fattoosoftorcutintoofine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
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CAKES
CakerkesM@er
ononeside
@Batterspreaduncverdyinpan.
~~veI~~h~~v~snot]e~el.
~Usingwarpedpans.
~Incorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingontop
@Oventemperaturetoohigh.
~Battertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
@CheckforpropersheIfposition.
@Checkpansizecalledforinrecipe.
*Impropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls
*
Toomuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
~Checkleaveningagent,baking
powderorbakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughor
atincorrecttemperature.
oIfaddingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crust ishard
oChecktemperature.
oCheckshelfposition.
Cakehassoggylayerorstreaks
at bottom
@Underminingingredients.
eShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
~
TOO muchliquid.
Coowm & Blscmm
Doughycenter;heavycrust on
surface
~Checktemperature.
~Checkshelfposition.
*Followbakinginstructions
carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
~Flatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
oConveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browningmore noticeableon
oneside
@Ovendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
~Checkshelfposition.
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