Baking GuidesWhen using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe or instructionsfor best baking results.CookiesWhen baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (withoutsides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies bakedin a jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may havedarker edges and pale or light browning may occur.Do not use a cookie sheet so large that it touches thewalls or the door of the oven.For best results, use only one cookie sheet in the ovenat a time.Pies CakesFor best results, bake pies in dark, rough or dull pans When baking cakes, warped or bent pans will causeto produce a browner, crisper crust. Frozen pies in foil uneven baking results and poorly shaped products.pans should be placed on an aluminum cookie sheet A cake baked in a pan larger than the recipefor baking since the shiny foil pan reflects heat away recommends will usually be crisper, thinner and drierfrom the pie crust; the cookie sheet helps retain it. than it should be. If baked in a pan smaller thanrecommended, it may be undercooked and batter mayovefflow. Check the recipe to make sure the pan sizeused is the one recommended.Aluminum FoilNever entirely cover a shelf with a large cookiesheet or aluminum foil. This will disturb the heatcirculation and results in poor baking. A smaller sheetof foil may be used to catch a spillover by placing iton a lower shelf several inches below the food.Don’t PeekSet the timer for the estimated cooking time and do DO NOT open the door to check until the minimumnot open the door to look at your food. Most recipes time. Opening the oven door frequently duringprovide minimum and maximum baking times such cooking allows heat to escape and makes bakingas “bake 30-40 minutes.” times longer. Your baking results may alsobe affected.17