
Baking Guide
1.Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most conventional baking, light, shiny finishes generally give best results because they help prevent overbrowning. For best browning results. we recommend dull bottom surfaces for cake pans and pie plates.
2.Dark or
3.Preheating the oven is not always necessary, especially for foods which cook longer than 30 to 40 minutes. For foods with short cooking times, preheating gives best appearance and crispness.
4.Open the oven door to check foo{as little as possible to prevent uneven heating and to save energy.
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| Canned, refrigerated biscuits take 2 to |
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| Shiny Coohie Sheet |
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| Coffee cake |
| Shiny Metal Pan with |
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| Corn bread or muffins |
| Cast Iron or Glas\ Pan |
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| Gingerbread |
| Shiny Metal Pan with |
| B | 350° |
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| Muffins |
| Shiny Metal Muffin Pan\ |
| A. B |
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| B | 375° |
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| Quich loaf breud |
| Metal or Gltiss Loaf Pans |
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| Yeast bread (2 loave~) |
| Metal or Glass Loat Pans |
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| Sweet rolls |
| Shiny C)blong or Muffin Pans |
| B, A | .3500 |
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| Jelly roll |
| Metal Jell} Roll Pan |
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| Metal or Ceramic Pan |
| A | ~~50_~500 |
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| Cupcakes |
| Shiny Metal Muffin pans |
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| Fruit cakes |
| Metal or Glass Loaf or Tube Pan |
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| Metal or Glass Loaf Pan\ |
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| Cookies |
| Mettil or Glass Pan\ |
| B. C |
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| Coohie Sheet |
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| custard base 80 to 90 minutes. |
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| Foil Pan on Cookie Sheet |
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| Meringue |
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| Gla\\ or |
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| Gluss or |
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| Pastry she~l |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Set on Oven Shelf |
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| Scalloped dishei |
| Glas\ or Metal Pan |
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