Cooking

Baking Guidelines

When baking with a new oven, keep in mind temperatures vary from oven to oven. Store-boughtthermometers are generally not accurate and should not be used to calibrate oven temperatures.

BAKING TIME GUIDELINES

Cake Pan

Pan size

Cups of

Oven

 

Type

 

batter

Temp.

Minutes

Oval

7¾"x5¾"

2 ½

350°F

25 to 30

 

13"x9¾"

8

350°F

25 to 30

Round,

6"

2

350°F

25 to 30

2" layer

 

 

 

 

 

8"

3

350°F

30 to 35

 

14"

10

350°F

50 to 55

Round,

8"

5

325°F

60 to 65

3" layer

 

 

 

 

 

12"

11

325°F

75 to 80

Half Round,

18"

9

325°F

60 to 65

2" layer

 

 

 

 

Half Round,

18"

12

325°F

60 to 65

3" layer

 

 

 

 

Square

6"

2

350°F

25 to 30

 

10"

6

350°F

35 to 40

 

16"

15 112

350°F

45 to 50

Hints for Cookies,

Shiny, fiat cookiesheets should

be used. Avoid cookie pans with high sides - this will cause

uneven browningon the top. Cookie sheet should not touch

the sides of the oven or door.

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Follow recipe'sdirectionsfor pan size. Shiny pans work best for cakes.

Cake baked in too large a pan will be thin and dry. Too small a pan will be undercooked or unevenly cooked and may spill.

Pies

Pies should be baked in dark or dull pans to increase browning. Frozen pies shouldbe heated on an aluminum cookie sheet.

BAKEWARE GUIDELINES

Dark or dull pans

Absorb more heat

 

and result in darke¢

 

browning.

 

Recommended for

 

pies and breads.

Shiny pans (no

Recommended for

sides)

cookies.

Shiny pans

Recommended for

(sides)

cakes

Glass pans

Lower

 

recommended

 

oven temperature

 

by 25°F.

Bake Pan Placement

Keep pans and baking sheets 2 inches from oven walls.

Stagger pans placed on differentracks so one is not directlyover the other.

Preheating

In most cases, you should preheat the oven before baking. After the range control is set, the oven temperaturewill begin to rise until the desired cooking temperatureis reached (approximately 8 to 10 minutes). When cooking temperatureis reached oven signal beeps. For delicate baking (such as puffpastries or souffles), preheat approximately 15-20 minutes before placing food inside oven or wait 10 minutes aRer oven signal beeps before placing food in oven. The extra time creates a more stable oven temperature.

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