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BakingPans Pan Placement
Usetheproperbakingpan.me typeof finishonthe
Forevencookingandproperbrowning,theremustbe
pandeterminestheamountofbrowningthatwilloccur. enoughroomfor aircirculationin theoven.Baking
“Dark,roughordullpansabsorbheatresultingin a
resultswillbe betterif bakingpansare centeredas
browner,crispercrust.Usethistypefor pies.
muchaspossibleratherthanbeingplacedto thefront
or to thebackof theoven.
● Shiny,brightandsmoothpansreflectheat,resulting
in a lighter,moredelicatebrowning.Cakesand
Pansshouldnottoucheachotheror thewallsof the
cookiesrequirethistypeofpan.
oven.Allow 1-to 1‘A-inchspacebetweenpansas well
as fromthebackof theoven,thedoorandthe sides.
● Glassbakingdishesalsoabsorbheat.Whenbaking
If youneedto usetwo shelves,staggerthepansso
in glassbakingdishes,thetemperaturemay needto
bereducedby 25°F.
oneis notdirectlyabovethe other.
Baking Guides
Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes,followpackagerecipeor instructions
forthe bestbakingresults.
Cookies
Whenbakingcookies,flat
cookiesheets(without
sides)producebetter-
lookingcookies.Cookies
bakedin ajelly rollpan
(shortsidesallaround)
mayhavedarkeredges
andpaleor light
browningmayoccur.
Do notusea cookiesheetsolargethatit touchesthe
wallsor thedoorof theoven.Neverentirelycovera
shelfwitha largecookiesheet.
Forbestresults,use onlyonecookiesheetin theoven
at a time.
AluminumFoil
Neverentirelycovera
shelfwithaluminum
foil.~is willdisturb
theheatcirculationand
resultin poorbaking.A
smallersheetof foil
maybe usedto catcha
spilloverby placingit
on a lowershelfseverrd
inchesbelowthefood.
Pies
Cakes
Forbestresults,bakepiesin dark,roughor dullpans Whenbakingcakes,warpedor bentpanswillcause
to producea browner,crispercrust.Frozenpiesin foil
unevenbakingresultsandpoorlyshapedproducts.
pansshouldbe placedon an aluminumcookiesheet
A cakebakedin a panlargerthantherecipe
forbakingsincethe shinyfoilpanreflectsheataway
recommendswillusuallybecrisper,thinneranddrier
fromthepie crust;thecookiesheethelpsretainit.
thanit shouldbe. Ifbakedin a pansmallerthan
recommended,itmaybe undercookedandbattermay
oveflow. Checktherecipeto makesurethepan size
usedis theonerecommended.
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