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HowtoSetYourRange
fixBaking
L Posi~iontheshelfor shelvesin
theoven.
2. Closeovendoor.Turnthe
SELECIQRknob
tOBAKEOR
BROILandtheOVENTEMPknob
tothedesiredtemperature.Preheat
ovenforatleast15minutesif
preheatingisnecessary.
3. Placefoodinovenoncenter
ofshelf.Allowatleast2 inches
between@geofbakewareandoven
wallor adjacentcookware.
Ifcookingontwoshelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerifnecessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
Preheating
Preheatingisveryimportantwhen
usingtemperaturesbelow225°F.
andwhenbakingfoodssuchas,
biscuits,cookies,cakesandother
pastries.
Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen
roastingorforlong-timecookingof
wholemeals.
ShelfPositiom
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D) frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
BaM~ mps
@Followatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
@Ifmoistureisnoticeableonthe
frontoftheovenorontheblackglass
doorwhenfirstturningontheoven,
leavetheovendoorajarforafew
minutesoruntiltheoveniswarm.
~Donotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation-heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only 3or4
inches—andcloseitasquicklyas
possible.
QDonotdis~rb theheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit,about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace
foilontheovenbottom.
CommonBakingProblems
andPossibleSolutions
PIES
llurningaroundedges
@Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding.
eEdgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrustsoggyandunbaked
~Allowcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
~
Fillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
oFillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
@Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholesor
tearsinabottomcrust. “Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
PiefiMngrunsover
*
Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
@Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
@Toomuchfilling.
~Checksizeofpieplate.
Pastryistough;crustnotflaky
@Toomuchhandling.
~Fattoosofforcutintoofine+
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
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04K.Es
Cakeriseshigherononeside
@
Batterspreadunevenlyinpan.
@Rangenotlevel.
@Usingwarpedpans.
~Incorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingontop
@Checkoventemperature.
~Battertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
eCheckforpropershelfposition.
~CheckpansizecaIledforinrecipe.
*Impropermixingofcake.
CakeMs
eToomuchshorteningsugaror
liquid.
*Checkleaveningagent,baking
powderorbakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
o Cakenotbakedlongefioughorat
correcttemperature.
*If addingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Gust ishard
@Checktemperature.
@Checkshelfposition.
Cakehassoggylayerorstreaksat
bottom
● Underminingingredients.
eShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
.
~Toomuchliquid.
COOKIES&IMscurm
Doughycenter;heavycruston
surface
~Checktemperature.
eCheckshelfposition.
o
FO11OWbakinginstructions
carefi.dlyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
*Flatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
~Conveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Ihwning morenoticeableon
oneside
~Ovendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
.SCheckshelfposition.