Amana Distinctions DCF3305A Owner's Manual page 19

Cooking
Baking Guidelines
When baking with a new oven, keep in mind temperatures vary from oven to oven. Store-bought thermometers are
generally not accurate and should not be used to calibrate oven temperatures.
Hints for Cookies,
Shiny, flat cookie sheets should
be used. Avoid cookie pans with
high sides - this will cause
uneven browning on the top.
• Cookie sheet should not touch
the sides of the oven or door.
Cakes_
Follow recipe's directions for
pan size. Shiny pans work best
for cakes.
Cake baked in too large a pan
wilt be thin and dry. Too small a
pan will be undercooked or
unevenly cooked and may spill.
Pies
Pies should be baked in dark or
dull pans to increase browning.
Frozen pies should be heated
on an aluminum cookie sheet.
BAKING TIME GUIDELINES
Cake Pan Pan size Cups of Oven
Type batter Temp, Minutes
Oval 7 ¾" x 5 ¾" 2 ½ 350°F 25 to 30
13" x 9 ¾" 8 350°F 25 to 30
Round, 6" 2 350°F 25 to 30
2" layer
8" 3 350°F 30 to 35
14" 10 350°F 50 to 55
Round, 8" 5 325°F 60 to 65
3" layer
12" 11 325°F 75 to 80
Half Round, 18" 9 325°F 60 to 65
2" layer
Half Round, 18" 12 325°F 60 to 65
3" layer
Square 6" 2 350°F 25 to 30
10" 6 350°F 35 to 40
16" 15 1/2 350°F 45 to 50
BAKEWARE GUIDELINES
Dark or dull pans Absorb more heat
and result in darker
browning.
Recommended for
pies and breads.
Shiny pans (no Recommended for
sides) cookies.
Shiny pans Recommended for
(sides) cakes
Glass pans
Lower
recommended
oven temperature
by 25°F.
Bake Pan Placement
• Keep pans and baking sheets 2 inches from oven
walls.
• Stagger pans placed on different racks so one is
not directly over the other.
Preheating
In most cases, you should preheat the oven before baking. After the range control is
set, the oven telnperature will begin to rise until the desired cooking temperature is
reached (approximately 8 to l 0 minutes). When cooking telnperature is reached
oven signal beeps. For delicate baking (such as puff pastries or souffles),
preheat approximately 15-20 minutes before placing food inside oven or wait
10 minutes after oven signal beeps before placing food in oven. The extra time
creates a more stable oven temperature.
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