Every housewife should know this and pass it on to her daughter or granddaughter.
Of course, everyone's ovens are different and you need to find an approach to each, to study its features and nuances. But still there are rules, there are rules... They are for everyone.
So let's go!
Rule # 1 - temperature
Always remember this always place the baking sheet in a preheated oven! It should already be warmed up to the temperature indicated in the recipe. No more and no less!
Many believe that nothing terrible will happen if the oven is slightly overheated - you can reduce it. But no! You can't do that.
Just like "catching up" the temperature of the oven to the desired one at a time when there is already a baking sheet.
Again, add some sparkle and that's it. Then a trouble happens with the baking (the bottom burns or remains damp, the dough does not rise, etc.), and the oven is blamed for everything, as always.
Important!
The thicker the layer of dough in the mold, the longer it takes to finish. In this case, bakers and pastry chefs recommend setting the oven temperature 10-20 degrees below that specified in the recipe in advance, and slightly increasing the baking time.
So your cake or cake will have time to bake 100% on the inside and will definitely not burn on the outside.
Rule # 2 - Form
There should always be separate trays and tins for baking. You cannot make a universal baking dish from a baking dish, suitable for baking.
Do you want the finest pies and the most delicate pies? Start a separate dish. You don't boil your fish soup in a saucepan for boiling milk, do you? Or cook?
And more about the forms:
- ceramic tins are not suitable for baking dough, as they must always be put in a cold oven, otherwise they will crack or burst - ceramics are good for soufflé and crème brulee
- glass molds behave well in any oven or oven, they are not afraid of temperature, but the middle is still difficult to bake
- silicone molds do not need to be lubricated
- paper molds for muffins or cakes cannot be used in a gas oven, firstly, they can fall apart (paper), and secondly, they can catch fire
- paper inserts in any oven must be paired with a metal mold
Rule # 3 - Extra Help
Even very good ovens, new or not new, but baked in baked goods, are odd. Either the top burns, then the dough does not rise, then the baking does not blush in any way... What to do? Use extra help.
If your oven heats up unevenly, you can fix this. You just need to put a wide form or a deep baking sheet with boiling water on the bottom of the oven.
The water will boil when the oven heats up and the steam will even out the temperature during baking, and the bottoms of the pastry will not burn and the top will come out beautiful.
You can find out in which corner your oven will blush best, and where the pies will all turn pale early, using ordinary crackers. To do this, spread the slices of bread on a baking sheet and place in a preheated oven.
The place where they burn faster is the highest temperature.
And do not neglect foil, parchment and other necessary baking aids.
Rule # 4 - silence and order
If you are baking with yeast dough or making a delicate sponge cake, then never slam the oven door hard! The dough may drop sharply and not rise, no matter what you do.
The oven must be handled respectfully and carefully: do not rattle the baking sheets, do not push them with effort and do not slam them along the way (by hand, foot, etc.).
Do not store old pans and pans in the oven. Many people do this in our country. But the oven is not a cupboard for unnecessary kitchen utensils, but a stove. An important and necessary thing in the house.
Rule # 5 - cleanliness
It doesn't matter what kind of oven you have - gas or electric. It is important that it should always be clean.
If you have made a casserole or cooked meat / fish in the oven, then most likely the walls of the oven are covered with drizzle from fatty condensation.
Please clean the oven on time!
Immediately after cooking a fatty dish and cooling it down.
Just use lemon, baking soda, dishwashing detergent, and gas stove cleaner.
If you do everything at once, then you will not have to scrape and then suffer with washing the frozen dirt.
Remember that a clean oven works well, heats up properly, and bakes are amazing!
Good luck to you!
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