Baking

HOTVtoSet YourRange forBaking

1.Positiontheshelfor shelvesin the oven,

2.Closeovendoor.TurnOVEN TEMP knobto desiredtemperature. Preheatovenforat least 15minutes if preheatingis necessary.

3.Placefoodin ovenon center

of shelf. Allowat least2 inches betweenedgeof bakewareand oven wallor adjacentcookware.

If cookingon twoshelvesat the sametime, placeshelvesabout4 inchesapartandstaggerfoodon them.

4.Checkfoodfor donenessat minimumtimeon recipe. Cook... ,, longerif necessary.TurnOVEN TEMP knobto OFF and remove,

food.~

~If moistureis notnoticeableonthe

frontoftheovendoorwhenfirst turningon theoven,leavethedoor ajar fora fewminutesor untilthe oveniswarm.

eDo notopentheovendoorduring a bakingoperation—heatwillbelost andthebakingtimemightneedto beextended.Thiscouldcausepoor bakingresults.Ifyoumustopenthe door,openitpartially-only 3 or 4 inches—andcloseitasquicklyas possible.

@Do notdisturbtheheatcirculation intheovenwiththeuseofaluminum foil. If foilis used,placeasmall sheetofit, about10by 12inchesat themost,ona lowershelfseveral inchesbelowthe”foodDo. notplace

foilontheovenbottom. ,

CommonBakingProblems andPossibleSolutions

CAKES

Cakeriseshigherononeside

oBatterspreadunevenlyinpan.

e oven shelvesnot level,

eUsingwarpedpans.

oIncorrectpansize.

Cakescrackingontop

oOventemperaturetoohigh.

eBattertoothick,followrecipe or exactpackagedirections.

e Checkforpropershelfposition.

Checkpansizecalledforin recipe. e Impropermixingofcake.

Cakefalls

oToomuchshortening,sugaror

liquid.

e Checkleaveningagent,baking

powderor bakingsodato assure

freshness.Makea habitto note

expirationdatesofpackaged

ingredients.

e Cakenotbakedlongenoughor at

incorrecttemperature.

If addingoiltoa cakemix, make

Preheating

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Pms Burningaroundedges

certaintheoilisthetypeand”

amountspecified.

Preheatingisveryimportantwhen usingtemperaturesbelow225”F. andwhenbakingfoodssuchas, biscuits,cookies,cakesandother pastries.

Preheatingis notnecessarywhen roastingor forlong-timecookingof

@Oven~oo’full;avoidovercrowding.

o Ed~es ofcrusttoothin.

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e Inc%rrectbakingtemperature.

Bottomcrustsoggyandunbaked oA11owcrustand/orfillingto cool sufficientlybeforefillingpieshell.

Crustishard

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Checktemperature.

 

e check

shelfposition.

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Cakehassoggylayerorstreaksat

bottom

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0Underminingingredients.

wholemeals.

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e Filling maybe too”thinorjuicy.

e Filling allowedto standinpieshell

e Shorteningtoosoftforproper ~ creaming. ‘.

ShelfPositions.,

Mostbakingis doneon the second shelfposition(B)from the bottom.

Whenbakingthreeor four items, use two shelvespositionedon.the secondand fourthsets of supports (B& D) frombottomof oven.

Bakeangelfoodcakeson first shelf position(A) frombottomof oven.

Bating mps

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@Followa tested,,~~~peand measuretheingredientscarefully. If youareusinga packagemix, followlabeldirections.

beforebaking.(Fillpieshellsand

bakeimmediately.)

eIngredientsandpropermeasuring affectthequalityof.thecrust. Usea testedrecipeandgoodtechnique. Makesuretherearenotinyholesor tearsina bottomcrust. “Patching” a piecrust couldcausesoaking.

Piefillingrunsover

@Top andbottomcrustnotwell sealedtogether. ~Edgesofpiecrustnotbuiltup highenough.

eToomuchfilling.

@Checksizeofpieplate.

Wstryistough;crustnotflaky

@Toomuchhandling.

e Fattoosoftor cutin toofine.

Rolldoughlightlyandhandleas littleaspossible.

e TOO muchliquid.

COOKIES&BISCUITS

Doughycenter;heavycruston

surface. ~ ..

0Checktemperature. ;, oCheckshelfposition.

e FO11OW bakinginstructions carefu~y-asgiveninreliablerecipe or onconveniencefoodpackage,

eFlatcookiesheetsw1llgivemore evenbakingresulk.Don’tovercrowd,

foodsona bakingsheet.

0Conveniencefoodsusedbeyond

theirexpirationdate. .

Browningmorenoticeableon

 

oneside

 

~Ovendoornotclosedproperly,

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checkgasketseal.

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oCheckshelfposition.

 

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GE JGBC17GEK, JGBC15GEK, JGBC15GPK warranty Preheating, ShelfPositions, Bating mps