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Uses, Tables and Tips
Baking on more than one oven level
Tips on Baking
Type of baking
True fan
True fan
Temperature
in °C
Time
Hours:
Mins.
Shelf positions from bottom
2 levels
3 levels
Cakes/pastries/breads on baking trays
Cream puffs/Eclairs
1 / 4
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160-180
1))
1) Pre-heat the oven
0:35-0:60
Dry streusel cake
1 / 3
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140-160
0:30-0:60
Biscuits/small cakes/pastries/rolls
Short pastry biscuits
1 / 3
1 / 3 / 5
150-160
0:15-0:35
Viennese whirls
1 / 3
1 / 3 / 5
140
0:20-0:60
Biscuits made with sponge
mixture
1 / 3
---
160-170
0:25-0:40
Biscuits made with egg
white, meringues
1 / 3
---
80-100
2:10-2:50
Macaroons
1 / 3
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100-120
0:40-1:20
Biscuits made with yeast
dough
1 / 3
---
160-170
0:30-0:60
Puff pastries
1 / 3
---
170-180
1)
0:30-0:50
Rolls
1 / 4
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160
0:30-0:55
Small cakes (20per tray)
1 / 4
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140
1)
0:25-0:40
Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The cake is not browned
enough underneath
Wrong oven level
Place cake lower
The cake sinks (becomes
soggy, lumpy, streaky)
Oven temperature too high
Use a slightly lower setting
Baking time too short
Set a longer baking time
Baking times cannot be re-
duced by setting higher tem-
peratures
Too much liquid in the mixture
Use less liquid.
Pay attention to mixing times,
especially if using mixing ma-
chines
Cake is too dry
Oven temperature too low
Set oven temperature higher.
Baking time too long
Set a shorter baking time