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BakingPans
Usetheproperbakingpan.Thetypeof finishonthe
pandeterminestheamountof browningthatwilloccur.
● Dark,roughor dullpansabsorbheatresultingin a
browner,crispercrust.Usethistypefor pies.
● Shiny,brightand smoothpansreflectheat,resulting
in a lighter,moredelicatebrowning.Cakesand
cookiesrequirethistypeof pan.
● Glassbakingdishesalsoabsorbheat.Whenbaking
inglassbakingdishes,thetemperaturemayneedto
bereduced25°F.
● If youare usingdarknon-stickpans,youmayfind
thatyouneedtoreducetheoventemperature25°F.
to preventoverbrowning.
Pan Placement
Forevencookingandproperbrowning,theremustbe
enoughroomfor aircirculationin theoven.Baking
resultswillbe betterif bakingpansarecenteredas
muchas possibleratherthanbeingplacedtothefront
or to thebackof theoven.
Pansshouldnottoucheachotheror thewallsof the
oven.Allow1-to 1‘k-inchspacebetweenpansas
wellas fromthebackoftheoven,thedoorand the
sides.If youneedto usetwoshelves,staggerthepans
so oneis notdirectlyabovetheother.
BakingGuides
Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes,followpackagerecipeor instructions
for thebestbakingresults.
Cookies
Whenbakingcookies,flatcookiesheets(without
sides)producebetter-lookingcookies.Cookiesbaked
in ajelly rollpan (shortsidesallaround)mayhave
darkeredgesandpaleor lightbrowningmayoccur.
Do notusea cookiesheetso largethatit touchesthe
wallsor thedooroftheoven.Neverentirelycovera
shelfwitha largecookiesheet.
Forbestresults,useonlyonecookiesheetin theoven
at atime,
Pies
Cakes
Forbestresults,bakepiesin dark,roughor dullpans
Whenbakingcakes,warpedor bentpanswillcause
to producea browner,crispercrust.Frozenpiesin foil
unevenbakingresultsandpoorlyshapedproducts.
pansshouldbeplacedon an aluminumcookiesheet A cakebakedin a panlargerthantherecipe
forbakingsincetheshinyfoilpanreflectsheataway
recommendswillusuallybecrisper,thinneranddrier
fromthepiecrust;thecookiesheethelpsretainit.
thanit shouldbe. If bakedin a pansmallerthan
recommended,it may be undercookedandbattermay
overflow.Checktherecipeto makesurethepansize
usedis theonerecommended.