EXPERT COOKING GUIDE
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EXPERT COOKING GUIDE
BAKING TIPS
You want to bake according to your own recipe.
Use similar items in the baking tables as a guide.
Use baking tins made of silicone, glass, plastic
or ceramic materials.
The baking tin must be heat-resistant up to 250°C. Cakes
in these baking tins will be less brown. When using the
microwave, the cooking time will be shorter than the time
shown in the table.
How to establish whether a sponge cake is baked
through.
Approximately 10 minutes before the end of the baking
time specified in the recipe, poke the cake with a cocktail
stick at its highest point. If the cocktail stick comes out
clean, the cake is ready.
The cake collapses.
Use less liquid next time or set the oven temperature 10
degrees lower and extend the baking time. Observe the
specified mixing times in the recipe.
The cake has risen in the middle but is lower
around the edge.
Only grease the base of the spring form cake tin. After
baking, loosen the cake carefully with a knife.
The cake is too dark.
Select a lower temperature and bake the cake for a little
longer.
The cake is too dry.
When it is done, make small holes in the cake using a
toothpick. Then drizzle fruit juice or an alcoholic beverage
over it. Next time, select a temperature 10 degrees higher
and reduce the baking time.
The bread or cake (e. g. cheesecake) looks good,
but is soggy on the inside (sticky, streaked with
water).
Use slightly less fluid next time and bake for slightly longer
at a lower temperature. When baking cakes with a moist
topping, bake the base first, cover with almonds or bread
crumbs and then add the topping. Please follow the recipe
and follow the baking times.
The cake cannot be turned out of the dish when it
is turned upside down.
After baking, allow the cake to cool for a further 5 to 10
minutes, then it will be easier to turn out of the tin. If it still
sticks, carefully loosen the cake around the edges using
a knife. Turn the cake tin upside down again and cover it
several times with a cold, wet cloth. Next time, grease the
tin well and sprinkle some bread crumbs into it.
You have measured the temperature of the oven
using your own meat thermometer and found
there is a discrepancy.
The oven temperature is measured by the manufacturer
after a specified period of time using a test rack in the
centre of the cooking compartment. Ovenware and
accessories affect the temperature measurement, so there
will always be some discrepancy when you measure the
temperature yourself.
Sparks are generated between the tin and the
wire rack.
Check that the tin is clean on the outside. Change the
position of the tin in the cooking compartment. If this does
not help, continue baking but without the microwave. The
baking time will then be longer.
