9
BAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS

Use tested recipes from reliable sources.

Preheat the oven only when necessary.

For baked foods that rise and for richer

browning, a preheated oven is better.

Casseroles can be started in a cold oven.

Preheating takes from 8 to 13 minutes;

place food in oven after Oven Indicator

Light cycles off.

Arrange oven racks before turning on

oven. Follow suggested rack positions

listed in the chart below.

Allow about 2 inches of space between

the oven side walls and pans to allow

proper air circulation.

When baking foods in more than one pan,

place them on opposite corners of the

rack. Stagger pans when baking on two

racks so that one pan does not shield

another unless shielding is intended. (See

diagram.)

To conserve energy, avoid frequent or

prolonged door openings. At the end of

cooking, turn oven OFF before removing

food.

Always test for doneness (fingertip, tooth-

pick, sides pulling away from pan). Do not

BAKING CHART
Convection Bake* Conventional Bake
Product and Type Pan Size Rack Position Temp(
o
F) Temp(
o
F)
Preheated*** Time** Preheated Time**
CAKES: White 9" round 2 325
o
25-30 350
o
30-35
Chocolate 9" round 2 325
o
25-30 350
o
30-35
Angel Food 10" tube 1 325-350
o
28-40 350-375
o
30-42
Pound Cake 9x5" loaf 2 300
o
60-65 325
o
65-70
Sheet Cake 9x13" 2 325
o
33-38 350
o
30-40
PIES:
Two Crust -- Fruit, Fresh 9" 2 350
o
-400
o
50-60 375
o
-425
o
50-60
Fruit, Frozen 9" 2 350
o
-400
o
50-60 375
o
-425
o
60-70
One Crust -- Custard, Fresh 9" 2 325
o
-375
o
35-45 350
o
-400
o
45-60
Pie Shell 9" 2 425
o
6-8 450
o
7-9
COOKIES: Chocolate Chip 16" x 12" 2 325
o
-350
o
8-11 350
o
-375
o
9-12
Peanut Butter 16" x 12" 2 325
o
-350
o
6-8 350
o
-375
o
7-10
Sugar 16" x 12" 2 325
o
-375
o
6-8 350
o
-400
o
7-10
Brownies 9x13" 2 325
o
20-26 350
o
25-31
BREADS, Loaf 9x5" loaf 2 350
o
14-16 375
o
15-18
YEAST: Rolls 2 325
o
-375
o
10-13 350
o
-400
o
12-15
BREADS, Loaf, Nut, Fruit 8x4" loaf 2 325
o
-350
o
40-55 350
o
-375
o
45-60
QUICK: Biscuits 2 375
o
-400
o
7-11 400
o
-425
o
8-15
Muffins 2 375
o
-400
o
14-19 400
o
-425
o
15-22
* For convection baking, turn on the Convect Switch.
** The times are based on specific brands of mixes or recipes used. Actual times will depend on the ones you bake.
*** The convect temperature is 25o F lower than recommended on package or recipe.
Stagger Pans
BAKING