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BAKING
For best
btiking
resul
[s, follow
~hese
suggestions:
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
shelf
or
shelves in
desired locations
while the oven is
coo]. The correct
she]
f
position
depends on the
kind of
f(~~)d
and
the
the browning desired.
~pe
of Food
Shelf Position
Angel food cake
A
Biscuits or muffins
B or C
k
Cookies
or cupcakes
B or C
Brownies
B or C
As a general rule.
place
most
foods
in
lhc
middle
ol’
the
t~~en,
on
cithel-
the
second
or third
shctf
from the
bt)tton].
See
the
chart
for suggested
shet
f
positions.
Layer cakes
B
or
C
Bundt
or pound cakes
A or B
Pies
or pie shells
B or C
Frozen
pies
A (on cookie sheet)
Ctisseroles
B or C
R():lsting
A or B
Preheating
Preheat
the
~)vcn
if
the
rccipc
calts
for
it.
Prche:ll
me:ins
bringing
th,c
o~cn
Llp
to
the
specified
tcnlper~lture
before putting in the
I’ood.
To preheat,
set
the
oven
iLt
the
correct
tcmpcralurc-se
Iccti
n:
ii
higher temperature
d(~es
not shorten
prehc~it
time.
Preheating is
necess~ry
for
good results when baking
c:lkes. cookies,
p:istry
tind breads. For most casseroles
and
roilsts,
preheati
n:
is not necessary. For ovens
without a preheat
indiciltor
tight
or tone, preheat
I
()
minutes. After the oven is preheated place the food
in
the
oven
as
quickty
:]s
possibte
to prevent
heut
trom
esctiping.
Baking Pans
Usc
[hc
proper baking
piln.
The
type
ot finish on
the
piln
dctcl”nlirlcs the
:II1lOLII1[
of bl”owning
[hat
w]!t
()~~Ul”.
●
~i[rk.
lough
or
LtLl]
I
pilns tibso
I”b
h~:it
I“cstlt
ti 11: i
]1
ii
browner, crisper crus(. Usc (his type t“or pies.
● Shiny, bright
ilnd
smooth
pans ref.lcct heat,
resu
tt i
n:
in
a
lighter,
more
det
icatc
hrowning.
C:lkes
and
cookies require this type of
piul.
● Glass
huki
ng
dishes
u]
so absorb
he~t.
When baking
i
n
t,IaSS
b~king dishes,
lower
[he temperature by
~~~F
~nd
~lse
th
e
re~oml~lended
cookin:
time in
L.
the recipe. This is not
necessury
when
baking
pies
or casseroles.
Pan Placement
For even cooking
tind
proper browning, there must be
enough
room for air
ci
rcu
Iiltion
i
n the oven.
Btik
i
ng
results wi
tt
be better i f
b~king
puns
are
centered
us
much
:Is
possible rtither
th~n
being
pluced to the
front
or
to
the
btick
of’
the oven.
Pans
shoutd
not touch each other or the waits of the
oven. Allow 1 to I
~!
inch space between pans
us
well
ils
from
the back of the oven, the door and the sides.
If
you use
two
shelves,
stugger
the pans
so
(~ne
is not
directly above the other.
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