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Preheattheoveniftherecipecallsforit. Preheatmeans
Preheatingisnecessaryfor goodresultswhenbaking
bringingtheovenupto thespecifiedtemperature
cakes,cookies,pastryandbreads.Formostcasseroles
beforeputtingthefoodintheoven.Topreheat,setthe
androasts,preheatingisnotnecessary.Forovenswithout
ovenatthecorrecttemperature—selectinga higher
a preheatindicatorlightor tone,preheat10minutes.
temperaturedoesnotshortenpreheattime.
Aftertheovenis preheated,placethefoodin theoven
as quicklyas possibleto preventheatfromescaping.
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BakingPans
Usetheproperbakingpan.Thetypeoffinishonthe
pandeterminestheamountofbrowningthatwilloccur,
cDark,roughor dullpansabsorbheatresultingin a
browner,crispercrust.Usethistypefor pies.
● Shiny,brightandsmoothpansreflectheat,resulting
in a lighter,moredelicatebrowning.Cakesand
cookiesrequirethistypeofpan.
● Glassbakingdishesabsorbheat.Whenbaking
in glassbakingdishes,thetemperaturemayneed
to be reducedby 25°F.
Pan Placement
Forevencookingandproperbrowning,theremustbe
enoughroomfor air circulationin theoven.Baking
resultswillbe betterif bakingpansarecenteredas
muchas possibleratherthanbeingplacedto thefront
or to thebackof theoven.
Pansshouldnottoucheachotheror thewallsofthe
oven.Allow1-to 1k-inch spacebetweenpansas well
as fromthebackof theoven,thedoorandthe sides.
If youneedto usetwo shelves,staggerthepansso
oneis notdirectlyabovetheother.
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BakingGuides
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Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes,followpackagerecipeor instructions
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for thebestbakingresults.
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Cookies
Whenbakingcookies,flatcookiesheets(without
sides)producebetter-lookingcookies.Cookiesbaked
in ajelly rollpan (shortsidesall around)mayhave
darkeredgesandpaleor lightbrowningmayoccur.
Do notuse a cookiesheetso largethatit touchesthe
wallsor thedoorof theoven,Neverentirelycover
a shelfwitha largecookiesheet.
Forbestresults,use onlyonecookiesheetintheoven
at a time.
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Pies
Cakes
Forbestresults,bakepiesin dark,roughor dullpans
Whenbakingcakes,warpedor bentpanswillcause
to producea browner,crispercrust.Frozenpiesin foil
unevenbakingresultsandpoorlyshapedproducts.A
pansshouldbe placedon an aluminumcookiesheet
cakebakedina panlargerthanthereciperecommends
for bakingsincethe shinyfoilpanreflectsheataway
willusuallybe crisper,thinneranddrierthanit should
fromthepiecrust;thecookiesheethelpsretainit.
be.If bakedina pansmallerthanrecommended,it may
be undercookedandbattermayoverflow.Checkthe
recipeto makesurethepan sizeusedis theone
recommended.
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