Baking 
Chart 
1. 
Aluminum 
pans 
conduct 
heat 
quickl
y. 
For 
most 
conventional 
baking 
light shiny finishes generally give  best results because 
they 
help 
prevent 
o
ver
browning 
in 
the 
time 
it takes 
for 
he
at 
to 
cook 
the 
center 
areas
. Dull (satin-finish) 
bottom 
surfaces 
of 
pans 
are 
recom-
mended 
for 
cake 
pans 
and 
pie plates 
to 
be 
sure 
those 
areas 
brown 
completely. 
2. 
Dark 
or 
non-shiny 
finishes, 
also 
glass 
and 
pyroceram, 
generally 
absorb 
heat 
which 
may 
result in 
dr
y,  crisp crusts. 
Reduce 
oven 
heat 
Food 
Container 
Bread 
Biscuits (lh-in. thick) 
Shiny Cookie Sheet 
Coffee cake 
Shiny Metal  Pan with 
Satin-finish bottom 
Corn bread or muffins 
Cast Iron 
or 
Glass 
Gi 
ngerbread 
Shiny Metal  Pan with 
Satin-finish bottom 
Muffins 
Shiny Metal Muffin  Pans 
Popovers 
Deep Glass 
or 
Cast Iron Cups 
Quick Loaf Bread 
Metal or Glass  Loaf 
Pans 
Yeast bread 
(2 
lo
aves) 
Metal 
or 
Glass Loaf Pans 
Plain 
ro
ll
s 
Shiny Oblong 
or 
Muffin  Pans 
Sweet 
rolls 
Shiny Oblong 
or 
Muffin  Pans 
Cakes 
(without shortening) 
Angel food 
Aluminum Tube 
Pan 
Jelly roll 
Metal Jelly Roll 
Pan 
Sponge 
Metal 
or 
Ceramic Pan 
Cakes 
Bundt cakes 
Metal 
or 
Ceramic Pan 
Cupcakes 
Shiny Metal  Muffin Pans 
Fruit cakes 
Metal or Glass Loaf 
or 
Tube  Pan 
Layer 
Shiny  Metal Pan with 
Satin-finish bottom 
Layer, Chocolate 
Shiny Metal Pan with 
Satin-finish  bottom 
Loaf 
Metal 
or 
Glass Loaf Pans 
Cookies 
Brownies 
Metal 
or 
Glass Pans 
Drop 
Cookie 
Sheet 
Refrigerator 
Cookie 
Sheet 
Rolled 
or 
sliced 
Cookie 
Sheet 
Fruits, 
Other Desserts 
Baked apples 
Glass 
or 
Metal 
Custard 
Glass Custard Cups 
or 
Casserole (set 
in 
pan 
of 
hot water) 
Puddings, Ri
ce 
and 
Glass Custard Cups 
or 
Custard 
Casserole 
Pies 
Frozen 
Foil 
Pan on  Cookie Sheet 
Meringue 
Spread to crust edges 
One crust 
Glass 
or 
Satin-finish Metal 
Two crust 
Gla
ss 
or 
Satin-finish Metal 
Pastry Shell 
Glass 
or 
Satin-finish Metal 
Miscellaneous 
Baked potatoes 
Set on Oven Shelf 
Scalloped dis
he
s 
Glass 
or 
Metal 
Souffles  Glass 
Shelf 
Position 
B, C 
B, A 
B 
B 
A. B 
B 
B 
A, B 
A, B 
B, A 
A 
B 
A 
A,  B 
B 
A, B 
B 
B 
B 
B, C 
B.C 
B
,C 
B
,C 
A, B, C 
B 
B 
A 
B, A 
A, B 
B 
B 
A, B, C 
A, B, C 
B 
15 
25°  if lighter 
crusts 
are 
desired. 
Preheat 
cast 
iron 
for 
baking 
some 
foods 
for 
rapid 
browning 
when 
food 
is 
a
dded
. 
3. 
Preheating 
the 
oven 
is 
not 
alwa
ys necessary, especially 
for 
foo
ds 
which 
cook 
longer 
than 
30 
or 
40 
minutes
. 
For 
food 
with 
short 
cooki
ng times, 
preheating 
g
iv
es best 
appearance 
and 
crispness. 
4. 
Open 
the 
oven 
door 
to 
check 
food 
as 
little 
as 
possible 
to 
preve
nt 
uneve n 
heating 
and 
to 
save 
energy
. 
Oven 
Time, 
Temp. 
Min. 
Comments 
4000 
-475° 
15-20 
Canned refrigerated biscuits take 
2-4  min. 
le
ss 
time. 
3500 
-4000 
20-30 
4000-4500  20-40 
Preheat 
cast iron pan for crisp crust. 
3500 
45-55 
4000-425°  20-30 
Decrease about 5 min. for muffin mix. 
375
0 
45-60 
Or bake at 
4500 
for 
25 
min
., 
then at 
3500 
for 
10
-
15 
min. 
3500 
-375°  45-60 
375° -425°  45-60 
Dark metal 
or 
glass give deepest 
browning. 
375° -425° 
10-25 
For thin rolls, Shelf B may be  used . 
3500 
-37
5°  20-30 
For thin rolls, Shelf B may 
be 
used. 
325
° 
-375° 
30-55  Two piece  pan 
is 
convenient. 
375
° 
-4000 
10-15 
Line pan with  waxed  paper. 
325
° 
-3500 
45-60 
325
° 
-3500 
45-65 
3500 
-375°  20-25 
Paper liners  produce more moist 
crust
s. 
275
° 
-3000 
2-4 
hr
s. 
Use 
3000 
and Shelf B for small 
or 
indi-
vidual cakes. 
3500 
-375°  20-35 
3500 
-375
°  25-30 
3500 
40-60 
325
° 
-3500 
25-35 
Bar cookies from  mix use  same time. 
3500-4000  10-20 
Use 
Shelf C and increase temp. 
25-500 
for more browning. 
4000-425°  6-12 
375
°
-4000 
7
-12 
3500-4000 
30-60 
3000-3500  30-60 
Reduce temp. to 
3000 
for large cus-
tard. Cook bread  or rice pudding 
with custard base 
80 
to 90  minutes. 
325
° 
50-90 
4000-425° 
45-70 
Large pies use 
4000 
and increase 
time. 
325
°-
3500 
15-25 
To 
quickly brown meringue use 
4000 
for 8-
10 
min. 
40
00
-425° 
45-60 
Custard fillings  require lower temp., 
4000 
-425°  40-60  longer time. 
4500 
12-15 
325
° 
-4000 
60-90  Increase time for  large 
amount 
or 
325
° 
-375° 
30-60  size. 
3000-3500  30-75