Bating
HowtosetYourRange
forBaki~
LPositiontheshelfor shelvesin
theoven.
2, Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN
TEMPknobtodesiredtemperature.
Preheatovenforatleast15minutes
ifpreheatingisnecessary.
3. Placefoodinovenoncenter
ofshelf.Allowatleast2inches
betweenedgeofbakewareandoven
wallor adjacentcookware.
Ifcookingontwoshelvesatthe
sametime,placeshelvesabout4
inchesapartandstaggerfoodon
them.
4. Checkfoodfordonenessat
minimumtimeonrecipe.Cook
longerifnecessary.Switchoff
heatandremovefood.
Reheating
Preheatingisveryimportantwhen
usingtemperaturesbelow225”F.
andwhenbakingfoodssuchas
biscuits,cookies,cakesandother
pastries.
Preheatingisnotnecessarywhen
roastingorforlong-timecookingof
wholemeals.
Shelf wsitiom
Mostbakingisdoneonthesecond
shelfposition(B)fromthebottom.
Whenbakingthreeor fouritems,
usetwoshelvespositionedonthe
secondandfourthsetsof supports
(B& D)frombottomofoven.
Bakeangelfoodcakesonfirstshelf
position(A)frombottomofoven.
BaMng mps
~Followatestedrecipeand
measuretheingredientscarefully.
Ifyouareusingapackagemix,
followlabeldirections.
*IfInoistureisnoticeableon{he
tint oftheovenorontheblackglass
doorwhenfirstturningontheoven,
leavetheovendoorajarforafew
minutesoruntiltheoveniswarm.
sDonotopentheovendoorduring
abakingoperation—heatwillbelost
andthebakingtimemightneedto
beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor
bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe
door,openitpartially-only3or4
inches—andcloseitasquicklyas
possible.
@Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation
intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum
foil.Iffoilisused,placeasmall
sheetofit,about10by12inchesat
themost,onalowershelfseveral
inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace
foilontheovenbottom.
CommonBakingProblems
andPossibleSolutions
PIES
Burning aroundedges
*Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding.
eEdgesofcrusttoothin.
@Incorrectbakingtemperature.
Bottomcrust soggyand unbaked
~AHOW crustand/cwfillingtoCOO1
sufficientlybeforetillingpieshell.
oFillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.
~Fillingallowedtostandinpieshell
beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand
bakeimmediately.)
~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring
affectthequalityofthecrust.Usea
testedrecipeandgoodtechnique.
Makesuretherearenotinyholesor
tearsinabottomcrust.“Patching”
apiecrustcouldcausesoaking.
Piefilling runsover
~Topandbottomcrustnotwell
sealedtogether.
@Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup
highenough.
~Toomuchfilling.
~Checksizeofpieplate.
P%tryistough;crustnotflaky
@
Toomuchhandling.
~Fat too sofior cut intoo fine.
Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas
littleaspossible.
10
Cake riseshigheronone side
@Batterspreadunevenlyinpan.
@Ovenshelvesnotlcvel.
@Usingwarpedpans.
@Incorrectpansize.
Cakescrackingon top
@
Oventemperaturetoohigh
~Battertoothick,foiiowrec
orexactpackagedirections.
@Checkforpropershelfpos
pe
[ion.
echeckpan-sizecalledforinrecipe.
@Impropermixingofcake.
Cakefalls
oToomuchshortening,sugaror
liquid.
eCheckleaveningagent,baking
powderor bakingsodatoassure
freshness.Makeahabittonote
expirationdatesofpackaged
ingredients.
eCakenotbakedlongenoughor
atincorrecttemperature.
eIfaddingoiltoacakemix.make
certaintheoilisthetypeand
amountspecified.
Crustishard
~Checktemperature.
oChecksheifposition.
Cakehassoggy layerorstreaks
atbottom
olJndermixingingredients.
eShorteningtoosoftforproper
creaming.
oTOOmuchliquid.
COOKIES&IMscurm
Doughycenter; heavycrust on
surface
oChecktemperature.
@Checkshelfposition.
eFO11OWbakinginstructions
carefullyasgiveninreliablerecipe
oronconveniencefoodpackage.
eFlat cookie sheets will give more
evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd
foodsonabakingsheet.
oConveniencefoodsusedbeyond
theirexpirationdate.
Browningmore noticeable on
oneside
@
Ovendoornotclosedproperly,
checkgasketseal.
@Checkshelfposition. +-
