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BAKING
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For best baking results. follow these suggestions:
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven shelf or shelves in the desired
locations while the oven is cool. The correct shelf
Type of Food
Shelf Position
position depends on the kind of food and the browning
Angel food cake
A
desired. As a general rule, place most foods in the
middle of the oven. on either the second or third shelf
Biscuits or muffins
Bor C
from the bottom. See the chart for suggested shelf
Cookies or cupcakes
Bor C
positions.
Brownies
Bor C
I Layer cakes
I Bor C
I
I
Bundt or pound cakes
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B
I
I Pies or pie shells
/ Bor C
I
IF rozen pies
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I
Casseroles
I BorC
I
IR oasting
lAor
B
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Preheating
PC
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat
Preheating is necessary for good results when baking
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means bringing the oven
LIp
to the specified
cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
temperature before putting in the food. To preheat. set
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
the oven at the correct temperature—--selecting a
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10
higher temperature does not shorten preheat time.
minutes. After the oven is preheated place the food
in the oven as quickly as possible to prevent heat
from escaping.
Baking Pans
Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the
pan determines the amount of browning that will occur.
Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in a
browner. crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
. Shiny. bright and smooth pans reflect heat, resulting
in a lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes und
cookies require this type of pan.
. Glass baking dishes also absorb heat. When baking
in glass baking dishes, lower the temperature by
25°F. and use the recommended cooking time in
the recipe. This is not necessary when baking pies
or casseroles.
Pan Placement
For even cooking and proper browning, there must be
enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking
results will be better if baking pans are centered as
much as possible rather than being placed to the front
or to the back of the oven.
Pans should not touch each other or the walls of the
oven. Allow 1 to 1X inch space between pans as well
as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides. If
you use two shelves, stagger the pans so one is not
directly above the other.
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