Baking
-How tosetYouroven
:::Baking
Positiontheshelfor shelvesin
Ieoven.Ifcookingontwoshelves
atthesametime,placeshelves
about4inchesapartandstagger
foodonthem.
2. Closeovendoor.
3. PushtheBAKEpadandturnthe
SETknobuntildesiredtemperature
isdisplayed.Ifpreheatingisdesired,
donotputfoodintheovenuntila
one-secondbeepsoundstotellyou
theovenhasstabilizedatthe
selectedbakingtemperature.
4. Opendoorandplacefoodin
ovenoncenterofshelf.Allowat
least2inchesbetweenedgeof
bakewareandovenwallor adjacent
cookware.
5. Closeovendoor.
-6. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeon recipe.Cook
longerif necessary.Push
LEAR/OFFpadandremove
helfPositiom
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsofsupports
(B& D) frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakeson firstshelf
position-(A)frombottomofoven.
ovenMokture
Asyourovenheatsup,the
temperaturechangeoftheair
intheovenmaycausewater
dropletsto formonthedoor
glass.Topreventthis,openthe
ovendoorforthefirstminute
ofovenheat-upto letthemoist
air out.
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BaM~ mps
~FO11OWatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
~Donotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation—heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only
3or4
inches—andcloseitasquicklyas
possible.
.Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit,about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefetid~Donotplace
fd~ontkeovenbottom.
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Com’rnOfiB~titigRoblem
andPossibleSolutiom
Pms
Burningaroundedges
eOventoofull;avoidovercrowding.
oEdgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrustsoggyandunbaked
oAllowcrustand/orfillingtocool
sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.
eFillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
eFillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
.Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
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affectthe ualityofthecrust.Usea
testedripeandgoodtechnique.
Make uretherearenotinyholesor
tear nabottomcrust. “Patching”
ap“ecrustcouldcausesoaking.“
He fillingrunsover
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Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
~Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
@Toomuchfilling.
@Checksizeofpieplate.
Wstryistough;crustnotflaky
~TOOmuchhandling.
eFattoosoftorcutintoofine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
CAW
Cakeriseshigherononeside
~Batter
spreadunevenlyinpan.
*Ovenshelvesnotlevel.
~Usingwarpedpans.
@Incorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingontop
~Oventemperaturetoohigh.
~Battertoothick,followrecipe
orexactpackagedirections.
sCheckforpropershelfposition.
oCheckpansizecalledforinrecipe.
oImpropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls
eTOOmuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
.Checkleaveningagent,baking
powderorbakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughorat
incorrecttemperature.
~Ifaddingoiltoacakemix,make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crustishard
eChecktemperature.
eCheckshelfposition.
Cakehassoggylayerorstreaksat
bottom
~Underminingingredients.
*Shorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
eTOOmuchliquid.
Coowm &Blscm
Doughycenter;heavycruston
surface
ochecktemperature.
eCheckshelfposition.
eFO11OWbakinginstructions
carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
eFlatcookiesheetswillgivemore
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
eConveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browningmorenoticeableon
oneside
eOvendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
eCheckshelfposition.
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