Baking Guide
1. Aluminum pans conduct heat
2. Dark or non-shiny finishes and 3. Preheating the oven is not always
quickly. For most conventional
glass cookware generally absorb
necessary, especially for foods
baking, light, shiny finishes give best
heat, which may result in dry, crisp which cook longer than 30 to 40
results because they help prevent
crusts. Reduce oven heat 25°F, if
minutes. For foods with short
overbrowning. For best browning
lighter crusts are desired. Rapid
cooking times, preheating gives
results, we recommend dull bottom browning of some foods can be best appearance and crispness.
surfiices for cake pans and pie plates.
achieved by preheating cast iron
4. ODen the oven door to check
cookware.
food’as little as possible to prevent
uneven heating and to save energy.
Shelf Oven Time,
Food Container
Position Temperature Minutes Comments
Bread
Biscuits (%-in. thick) Shiny Cookie Sheet
B, C 400°-4750 15-20 Canned, refrigerated biscuits take
2 to 4 minutes less time.
Coffee cake
Shiny Metal Pan with
B, A
350°-4000 20-30
satin-finish bottom
Corn bread or muffins Cast Iron or Glass
B 400°-4500 20-40 Preheat cast iron pan for crisp crust.
Gingerbread Shiny Metal Pan with
B 350° 45-55
satin-finish bottom
Muffins Shiny Metal Muffin Pans
A, B 400°-4250 20-30 Decrease about 5 minutes for muffin
Popovers Deep Glass or Cast Iron Cups
B
375°
45-60 mix, or bake at 450°F. for 25 minutes,
then at 350”F. for 10to 15minutes.
Quick loaf bread Metal or Glass Loaf Pans B 350°-3750 45-60
Yeast bread (2 loaves)
Metal or Glass Loaf Pans A, B 375°-4250 45-60 Dark metal or glass give deepest
browning.
Plain rolls Shiny Oblong or Muffin Pans
A, B
375°-4250 10-25 For thin rolls, Shelf B maybe used.
Sweet rolls Shiny Oblong or Muffin Pans
B, A
350°-3750
20-30 For thin rolls, Shelf B maybe used.
Cakes
(without shortening)
Angel food Aluminum Tube Pan A 325°-3750 30-55
Two-piece pan is convenient.
Jelly roll Metal Jelly Roll Pan B 375°-400” 10-15 Line pan with waxed paper,
Sponge
Metal or Ceramic Pan A 325°-3500 45-60
Cakes
Bundt cakes Metal or Ceramic Pan A, B 325°-3500 45-65
Cupcakes Shiny Metal Muffin Pans
B 350°-3750 20-25 Paper liners produce more moist
crusts.
Fruit cakes Metal or Glass Loaf or A, B 275°-3000 2-4 hrs. Use 300”F. and Shelf B for small or
Tube Pan
individual cakes.
Layer Shiny Metal Pan with B 350°-3750 20-35
satin-finish bottom
Layer, chocolate Shiny Metal Pan with
B
350”-375°
25-30
satin-finish bottom
Loaf
Metal or Glass Loaf Pans B
350°
40-60
Cookies
Brownies Metal or Glass Pans B, C 325°-3500 25-35 Bar cookies from mix use same time.
Drop
Cookie Sheet
B, C
350°-4000
10-20
Use Shelf C and increase temp.
Refrigerator
Cookie Sheet
B, C 400°-4250
6-12 25°F, to 50°F. for more browning.
Rolled or sliced Cookie Sheet
B, C
375°-4000 7-12
Fruits,
OtherDesserts
Baked apples
Glass or Metal Pan
A, B, C 350°-4000 30-60
Custard Glass Custard Cups or Casserole B 300°-3500 30-60 Reduce temp. to 300”F. for large
(set in pan of hot water) custard, Cook bread or rice pudding
Puddings, Rice Glass Custard Cups or
B
325° 50-90
with custard base 80 to 90 minutes.
and Custard Casserole
Pies
Frozen Foil Pan on Cookie Sheet
A
400°-4250
45-70 Large pies use 400”F. and increase
time.
Meringue Spread to crust edges B, A 325°-3500 15-25 To quickly brown meringue, use
400”F. for 8 to 10minutes.
One crust Glass or Satin-finish Metal A, B 400°-4250 40-60
Custard fillings require lower
Two crust
Glass or Satin-finish Metal B 400°-4250 40-60 temperature, longer time.
Pastry shell
Glass or Satin-finish Metal
B 450°
12-15
Miscellaneous
Baked potatoes Set on Oven Shelf A, B, C 325°-4000
60-90
Increase time for large amount
Scalloped dishes Glass or Metal Pan A, B, C 325°-3750 30-60 or size.
Souffles
Glass B 300°-3500 30-75
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