Baking Guides
When using prepared
baking
mixes,
follow
package recipe or instructions
for the best
baking
results.
Cookies
When baking cookies.
flat
co(~hie
sheets
(without
sides) produce better-looking cookies.
Cookie>
baked
in
a
jelly roll pan (short
sides
all
around)
may
haie
darker
edges
and
pale
or
light
browning
may
(xxur.
Do not use
a
cookie sheet so
large
that
it touches the
walls or
the door of the
oien.
~e~er
en{irely
cot
cr
a
shelf with a
large
cookie
sheet.
For best results, use only one c(mkie sheet in the o~en
at a time.
Pies
Cakes
For best results, bake
pies
in
dark.
rough
or
du]l
pans
When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will cause
to produce
a
browner. crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil
unelen baking results and poorly shaped products.
pans should be
placed
on an aluminum cookie sheet
A
cake btiked in a pan larger than the recipe
for baking
since the shiny foil pan
reilects
heat
aw
a>
recommends will usually be crisper, thinner and drier
from the
pie
crust; the
cookie
sheet
helps
re{ain
it.
than it
should
be. If baked in a pan smaller than
recommended, it may be undercooked and batter may
~~~erf-low.
Check
the recipe to make sure the pan size
used is the one recommended.
Aluminum Foil
Never
entire]y
cover
a
she~f
with
a]uminum
i’oil.
This
I
will
disturb the heat circulation
and
re~Ll]t
i
n
pcmr
,
baking. A smaller ihect
t~f
foil
may
be
u~ed
to
catch
a
spillover
by
placing
it on a lower
ihel
f
WJ
eral
i riches
below the
food.
Don’t Peek
Set the timer for
the
estimated
cmlking
time
a~]d
do
DO
N’O”l_
open
the door
to
check until the minimum
not open the door to
]ook
al
your food.
kf(l~t
recipt..
~
time. Opening
(he
o~ren
door frequently during
provide minimum and max
imul]~
baki
Ilg
time~
~uch
c[x)ki
ng
allows
heat
to escape and makes baking times
as “bake 30-40” minutes.+.
longer.
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hiking
results
may
also
be affected.