aking Guides
When using prepared
baking
mixes, follow package recipe or instructions
for the best baking results.
Cookies
When baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without
sides)
procfLIce
better-looking cookies. Cookies
baked
in a
jelly
roll pan (short sides
all
wound)
may have
darker
edges
and pale or light browning may occur.
Do
noi
L]se
a
cookie sheet so
large
that it touches the
walls or
the
door of
[he
oven. Never entirely cover
a
shelf with a
large
cookie
sheet.
For best results during regular baking, usc only
one cookie sheet in the oven
at
a time.
Also see the Multi-Shelf baking section.
Pies
Cakes
For
best results. bake pies in dark. rough or
dull
pans,
When baking cakes, warped
or
bent pans will cause
to produce
a
browner. crisper crust. Frozen pies in
foi]
uneven baking results
and
poorly shaped products.
pans should be
placed
on an aluminum cookie sheet A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipe
‘.)r
baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away
recommended
will
usually be crisper, thinner and
. rom the pie
crwit;
the cookie sheet helps retain it. drier than it should be. If baked in a pan smaller than
recommended,
it
may be undercooked and batter may
overflow. Check the recipe to make sure the pan size
used is the one recommended.
Aluminum Foil
Never cover
a
shelf entirely with aluminum
foil,
This will disturb the
hetit
circulation and result in
poor baking. A smaller sheet of
-
foil may be used to
catch
a
spillover
by placing it on a lower
shelf
several inches below the food.
Don’t Peek
Set the timer for the estimated cooking time and do
DO NOT open the door to check until the
not
open the door to look at your food. Most recipes
minimum time. Opening the oven door frequently
provide minimum and maximum baking times such
during cooking allows heat
to
escape and makes
us
“bake
30-40
minutes.”
baking times longer. Your baking results may also
be affected.
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