Baking Guide
L Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most conventional baking, light, shiny finishes give best results because they help prevent overbrowning. For best browning results, we recommend dull bottom surfaces for cake pans and pie plates.
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3.Preheating the oven is not always necessary, especially for foods which cook longer than 30 to 40 minutes. For food with short cooking times, preheating gives best appearance and crispness.
4.Open the oven door to check food as little as possible to prevent uneven heating and to save energy.
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| Biscuits | Shiny Cookie Sheet | B, C | Canned, refrigerated biscuits take | ||||
| Coffee cake | Shiny Metal Pan with | B, A | 2 to 4 minutes less time. | ||||
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| Cast Iron or Glass | B | Preheat cast iron pan for crisp crust. | |||||
| Gingerbread | Shiny Metal Pan with | B | 350° |
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| Shiny Metal Muffin Pans | A, B | Decrease about 5 minutes for muffin | |||||
| Popovers | Deep Glass or Cast Iron Cups | B | 375° | mix, or bake at 450”F. for 25 minutes, | |||
| Quick loaf bread | Metal or Glass Loaf Pans | B | then at 350°F. for 10 to 15 minutes. | ||||
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| Yeast bread (2 loaves) | Metal or Glass Loaf Pans | A, B | Dark metal or glass give deepest | ||||
| Plain rolls | Shiny Oblong or Muffin Pans |
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| A, B | For thin rolls, Shelf B maybe used. | ||||||
| Sweet rolls | Shiny Oblong or Muffin Pans | B, A | For thin rolls, Shelf B may be used. | ||||
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| Angel food | Aluminum Tube Pan | A | |||||
| Jelly roll | Metal Jelly Roll Pan | B | Line pan with waxed paper. | ||||
| Sponge | Metal or Ceramic Pan | A |
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| Cakes |
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| Bundt cakes | Metal or Ceramic Pan | A, B |
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| Cupcakes | Shiny Metal Muffin Pans | B | Paper liners produce more moist | ||||
| Fruit cakes | Metal or Glass Loaf or |
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| Layer | Tube Pan | B | individual cakes. | ||||
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| Loaf | Metal or Glass Loaf Pans | B | 350° |
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| Brownies | Metal or Glass Pans | B, C | Bar cookies from mix use same time. | ||||
| Drop | Cookie Sheet | B, C | Use Shelf C and increase temp. | ||||
| Refrigerator | Cookie Sheet | B, C | 25”F. to 50°F. for more browning. |
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| Rolled or sliced | Cookie Sheet | B, C |
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| Baked apples | Glass or Metal Pan | A, B, C |
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| Custard | Glass Custard Cups or Casserole | B | Reduce temp. to 300”F. for large |
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| Puddings, Rice | Glass Custard Cups or | B | 325° | with custard base 80 to 90 minutes. |
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| Frozen | Foil Pan on Cookie Sheet | A | Large pies use 400”F. and increase |
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| Meringue | Spread to crust edges | B, A | To quickly brown meringue, use | ||||
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| One crust | Glass or | A, B | Custard fillings require lower | ||||
| Two crust | Glass or | B | temperature, longer time. | ||||
| Pastry shell | Glass or | B | 450° |
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| Baked potatoes | Set on Oven Shelf | A, B, C | Increase time for large amount | ||||
| Scalloped dishes | Glass or Metal Pan | A, B, C | or size. | ||||
| Souffles | Glass | B |
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