Frigidaire R530D Owner's Manual page 12

Baking
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3. When two cakes or pies are baked at the same time, place one
pan on each rack, using the second and fourth rack positions
from the top. Stagger the pans in the center of the oven so one
is not directly under or over the other.
4. Set the timer for the shortest time recommended in the recipe.
Check food. If it is not done, allow more time.
5. Do not open the door while baking since the oven temperature
drops whenever the door is opened. This could cause poor
results and lengthen baking times.
6. A cake is done when the surface springs back after a light
finger tap or when an inserted toothpick comes out clean. There
should be little, if any, shrinkage from the edge of the pan.
7. After removing from oven, allow the cake to cool on a rack for
10 to 15 minutes. Then remove the cake from the pan. This
cooling helps to prevent cracking or tearing. A cake should not
be frosted (unless otherwise stated in the recipe) until it has cooled.
Common Baking Problems...Causes and
Corrections
Cookies and biscuits burn on the bottom
Oven preheating time too short; oven rack over-crowded; dark pan
absorbs heat too fast.
Allow oven'to preheat to the selected_,temperature before
placing food in oven. Choose pan sizes that,will,permit about
2 inches of air space on all sides when placed in the oven. Use
a medium-weight aluminum baking sheet:
Cakes too dark on top
Oven preheating time too short..
Allow oven to preheat to the selected temperfiture before
placing food in the oven.
Cakes not done in the center
Oven too hot; incorrect pan size; pan not centered in oven.
Set thermostat 25 ° lower than recommended temperature. Use
pan size suggested in recipe. Use rack position 2 or 3 and place
pan so there is about two inches of space on all sides of pan.
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