Baking Guide
1. Aluminum pans conduct heat
quickly, For most conventional
baking, light, shiny finishes give
best results because they help
prevent
For best
we recommend dull
surfaces
cake pans
pie
plates.
or non-shiny finishes and
glass cookware generally absorb
heat, which may result in dry, crisp
crusts. Reduce oven heat
if
lighter crusts are desired. Rapid
browning of some foods can be
achieved by preheating cast iron
cookware.
cooking times, preheating gives
best appearance and crispness.
Although preheating is not
necessary with meats, it is
preferred for baked goods.
4. Open the oven door to check
food as little as possible to prevent
uneven heating and to save energy.
3. Preheating the oven is not
always necessary, especially for
foods which cook
than
to
40 minutes. For food with short
Shelf
Positions
Oven
Temperatures
Time,
Minutes
Cookware
Comments
(
in.
Shiny Cookie Sheet
c
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
B
A
4000-
4
750”
3500
-
4000
4000-450’’
3500
4000-
4
250”
350°-3750
375°-4250
375°-4250
3500
-
3750
325°-3750
375°-4000
325°-3500
15-20
20-30”
45-55
20-30”
45-60
45-60
45-60
20-30
30-55
45-60
Canned, refrigerated biscuits take 2 to
4 minutes fess time.
Shiny
Metaf Pan
with
satin-finish bottom
Cast-iron or Gfass Pan
Shiny Metaf Pan with
satin-finish bottom
Shiny Metaf Muffin Pans
or
Gingerbread
Preheat cast-iron pan for crisp crust,
Muffins
Decrease about 5 minutes for
mix, or bake at
for 25 minutes,
then at
for f O to 15 minutes.
Deep Gfass or Cast-iron
bread
(2 loaves)
Metal or Gfass Loaf Pans
Metaf or Gfass
Pans
metal or glass gives deepest
browning.
For thin roffs, Sheff B
be used.
Plain
Sweet rolls
Cakes
(without shortening)
food”
cakes
Shiny
or
Pans
Shiny
or
Pans
For thin roffs, Shelf B
be used.
Tube Pan
Metaf
Pan
Metaf Ceramic Pan
pan is convenient.
Line pan with waxed paper.
Metaf or Ceramic Pan
Shiny Metaf
Pans
or Glass
or Tube
Pan
Shiny Metal Pan with
satin-finish bottom
A, B
B
A. B
B
B
325°-3500
3500
-
3750
275°-3000”
350°-3750
3500
45-65
20-25
2-4
20-35
40-60”
Paper
produce moister crusts.
Use
and
B for
01
individual cakes.
f
Cookies
Brownies
Metaf or Gfass Loaf Pans
Metaf or Gfass Pans
Cookie Sheet
B,
B, C
B, C
B. C
325°-3500
3500
-
4000”
400°-4250
375°-4000”
25-35
10-20
2
7-f 2
Bar cookies from mix use same time.
Use Sheff C and increase temperature
25 to
for more
Refrigerator
or
Sheet
Cookie Sheet
other Desserts
Baked apples
Custard
Glass or Metaf Pans
Glass
Cups or
(set in pan of hot
Gfass Custard Cups or Casserole
B
B
B
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
350°-4000
3000
-
3500”
325°
30-60”
30-60
50-90”
Reduce temperature to
for
large custard.
Cook bread or rice pudding with
custard base
to 90 minutes.
Puddings. rice
Pies
Meringue
Pan on Cookie
Spread to crust edges
4000-
4
250”
325°-3500
400”-4250”
4000-
4
250”
4500
45-70
40-60”
40-60
f 2- f 5
pies use
and more time
To
brown meringue, use
for to f () minutes.
fewer
temperature and
time.
Pastry shefl
Miscellaneous
dishes
Gfass or Satin-finish Metaf Pan
Gfass or Satin-finish Metaf Pan
Glass or
Metaf Pan
Set on Oven Sheff
Glass or Metaf Parr
325”-375°
60-90”
30-60”
30-75
time
large
or
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