Baking

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1.I%sitiontheshelfor shelvesin {heoven.

~.Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN TEMPknobto desiredtemperature. Preheatovenfor at least 15minutes if prehe:itingis necessary.

3.Placef(mdin ovenon center ofshelf. Allowat least2 inches betweenedgeof bakewareandoven wailor adjacentcookware.

If cookingon twoshelvesat the sametime,placeshelvesabout4 inchesapartand staggerfoodon them.

4.Checkfoodfordonenessat minimumtimeon recipe.Cook longerif necessary.Switchoff heatand removefood.

Preheating

reheatingisveryimportantwhen usingtemperaturesbelow225°F. andwhenbakingfoodssuchas biscuits,cookies,cakesandother pastries.

Preheatingis notnecessarywhen roastingor forlong-timecookingGf wholemeals.

?!hMTtKitions

Mostbakingis doneon the second shelfposition(B)fromthe bottom.

Whenbakingthreeor fouritems, usetwoshelvespositionedon the secondand fourthsetsof supports (B& D) frombottomof oven.

Bakeangelfoodcakeson first shelf position(A) frombottomof oven.

BaMngTips

~Followa testedrecipeand measuretheingredientscarefully. If youare usinga packagemix,

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f’ron!oftheovenor ontheblackglass doorwhenfirstturningontheoven, leavetheovendoorajarfora few minutesor untiitheovenis warm.

~Donotopentheovendoorduring

abakingoperation—heatwillbelost andthebakingtimemightneedto beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor bakingresuks.Ifyoumustopenthe door,openitpartially-only 3 or4 inches—andcloseitasquicklyas possible. ~Donotdisturbtheheatcirculation

intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum foil. If foilisused,placea small sheetof it, about10by 12inchesat themost,on a lowershelfseveral inchesbelowthefood.Donotplace foilontheovenbottom.

CommonBakingProblems andI?ossibkSolutions

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Burning around edges @Oventoofill; avoidovercrowding. @Edgesofcrusttoothin. @Incorrectbakingtemperature.

Bottomcrust soggyand unbaked

. A11owcrustand/orfillingtocool sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell. oFillingmaybetoothinorjuicy.

~Fillingallowedto standinpieshell beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand bakeimmediately.) ~Ingredientsandpropermeasuring affectthequalityofthecrust. Usea testedrecipeandgoodtechnique. Makesuretherearenotinyholesor tearsina bottomcrust. “Patching” a piecrust couldcausesoaking.

l% fillingruns over

@Topandbottomcrustnotwell sealedtogether. ~Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup highenough, ~Toomuchfilling. @Checksizeofpieplate.

Pastry is tough; crust not flaky

~TOO muchhandling. ~Fattoosoftor cutintoofine.

Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas littleaspossible.

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Cakescracking on top @Oventemperaturetoohigh. ~Battertoothick,followrecipe or exactpackagedirections. @CheckforpropersheIfposition. @Checkpansizecalledforin recipe. * Impropermixingofcake.

Cakefalls

*Toomuchshortening,sugaror liquid. ~Checkleaveningagent,baking powderor bakingsodatoassure freshness.Makea habitto note expirationdatesofpackaged ingredients.

eCakenotbakedlongenoughor at incorrecttemperature.

oIf addingoilto a cakemix, make certaintheoilisthetypeand amountspecified.

Crust is hard

oChecktemperature. o Checkshelfposition.

Cakehassoggylayerorstreaks at bottom @Underminingingredients.

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creaming.

~TOO muchliquid.

Coowm & Blscmm Doughycenter; heavycrust on

surface ~Checktemperature.

~Checkshelfposition.

*Followbakinginstructions carefullyas giveninreliablerecipe or onconveniencefoodpackage. ~Flatcookiesheetswillgivemore evenbakingresults.Don’tovercrowd foodsona bakingsheet. oConveniencefoodsusedbeyond theirexpirationdate.

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GE JGBC16GPJ manual ?!hMTtKitions, BaMngTips, Preheating, CommonBakingProblems andI?ossibkSolutions

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