BAKING
For best baking results, follow these suggestions:
Oven Shelves
Arrange the oven
shelf or shelves
in the desired
locations while
the oven is cool.
The correct shelf
position depends
on the kind of
food and the
browning desired.
As general rule,
place most foods in the middle of the oven, on either
the second or third shelf from the bottom. See the
chart for suggested shelf positions.
Type of”
Shelf Position
cake
Biscuits or
or
Cookies or cupcakes
or C
I
I
Brownies
B or C
I
I
Layer cakes
B or C
I
I
Bundt or pound cakes
A or B
Pies or pie
or
I
I
Frozen pies
A (on cookie sheet)
I
I
Casseroles
B or C
I
I
Roasting
A or B
Preheating
Preheat the oven if the recipe calls for it. Preheat
Preheating necessary for good results when baking
means bringing
oven up to the specified
cakes, cookies, pastry and breads. For most casseroles
temperature before putting in the food. To preheat, set
and roasts, preheating is not necessary. For ovens
the oven at the correct temperature—selecting a
without a preheat indicator light or tone, preheat 10
higher temperature does not shorten preheat time.
minutes. After the oven is preheated place the food
in the oven quickly as possible to prevent heat
from escaping.
Baking Pans
Pan Placement
Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the
For even cooking and proper browning, there must be
pan determines the amount of browning that will occur.
enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking
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Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in
browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
Shiny, bright and smooth pans reflect heat, resulting
in a lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes and
cookies require this type of pan.
Glass baking dishes also absorb heat. When baking
in glass baking dishes, lower the temperature by
‘
n
recipe. This is not necessary when baking pies
or casseroles.
results will be better if baking
are centered
much as possible rather than being
to the front
or to the back the oven.
Pans
not touch each other or the walls of the
oven.
1 to inch space between pans as well
as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides.
you use two shelves, stagger the pans so one is not
directly above the other.
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