Winter is the most bakeable time of the year! Showstopping pies, cakes, and cookies are in full-time production. We've curated this comprehensive list of tricks and baking tips to make your baking go smoothly. I want this season to be your best baking season yet!
1. Towel It
Grease baking pans using a paper towel. Rub a little bit of shortening or butter along all areas of the pan (if the recipe calls for a greased pan).
2. Baking Utensils:
Make sure you have both liquid and dry measuring spoons and cups, and the specified pan sizes. Recipes require a standard dry-measuring cup for dry ingredients, which include flours, cocoa powder, granulated (brown and regular) sugar, cornmeal, and powdered sugars.
3. Tricks Of The Shell
Fingers aren’t good for retrieving eggshells. When eggshell pieces fall in the batter or mixture, use the empty half-shell to scoop them out.
4. Rack Rules
Wondering which oven rack to use? The middle rack is the best choice for baking unless otherwise specified.
5. Pie Preparation
If baking more than one pie, lower your oven temperature. If the 2 pies are different, use the lowest oven temperature of the two recipes. Bake on separate baking sheets
6. Don't Go Changing
When baking, don't change the recipe. Cooking can be modified, but baking is an exact science.
7. Only the Best
You get out what you put in. Use the freshest dairy, fruits, and spices to give the best baking results.
