Today's Tip ~ Sunday, October 23, 2011 (house, homemade, commercial, kids)

[PJSaturn]

Happy Sunday, kids! Scroll on down for Today's Tip and learn
a few important things about baking foods in your oven.

BASIC OVEN TIPS

• Don't crowd the oven. The pans should never touch each other or the sides of the oven, or be placed over or under each other on the racks.
  
• Grease pans using a piece of paper towel, rub a small amount of shortening, butter or margarine evenly over the bottom and on sides of pans, if directed. A small amount of pan spray may be used and spread over the pan, also using the paper towel technique.
  
• Prevent sharp edges on muffins, bar cookies or quick breads by greasing the muffin cups or pans only on the bottom and halfway up the sides so the batter is higher than the greaseline. This is one time you might not want to use a pan spray.
  

Happy baking!

Source: Home Baking Association: Recipes and Baking Resources for Teachers, Parents and Kids

[Nomadicus]

don't worry about me. the oven is off limits.

[Chatteress]

Some homemade baked pumpkin bread sounds good about now

[elnina]

My oven is never crowded - I eat what others are baking

[SATX56]

Thank you Pam ..I still need a simple bread recipe. Not using bread machines any more.

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[Sweetie Pie]

Can't wait till weather cools off so I can bake my favorites!!!

[wit-nit]

I'm not allowed near the oven, but the cook does follow your tips Pam, and she does a good job of it.

[B4U]

"Prevent sharp edges on muffins, bar cookies or quick breads by greasing the muffin cups or pans only on the bottom and halfway up the sides so the batter is higher than the greaseline. "

I didn't know about the 1/2 way tip. I always grease "all the way up" and fill more than I should.
My frustration is finding a recipe that makes those humongus muffins you see commercially sold.
I thought overfilling would solve that-NOT! They look so puiny in comparison.

Thanks for the TIP. Gonna try this on my next corn muffin batch.

[Sunscape]

Good tip for all that baking...

[bjh]

Baking sure makes the house smell good.