Baking tips

if u really don't wanna throw your hrs of hardwork into the trash these r the things u need to take care of ,specially as a beginner

measurements:

• being a beginner dont use just any cup for measuring baking ingredients, unless you are a pro.always use baking cup measurements,and follow the recipe
• try to use pure vanilla extract in the recipes when required ,coz artificial ones r not good
• when measuring brown sugar always pack the sugar into the cup,tat is lightly pressing it into the measuring cup and then measure 1 cup
• when measuring flour 1 cup doesn't mean 1 heaped cup use a spoon to roughly level the cup for measurement
• its always better to have a small measuring scale in the kitchen for perfect measurement if you r confused with the cup measurements
• try to check the cup measurements their equivalent measurements in grams or ounces,that can help with your confusions regarding measurements

oven:
1.always preheat the oven to the required temp for the dish ur baking,if your oven doesn't have the temp display and doesn't have the preheating option then you can preheat for 10-15 minutes prior to baking
2.make sure the baking tray is in the middle rack of the oven for baking
3.for broiling it is the top rack
always use mittens while placing or taking out the bakeing dishes
4.microwave and conventional ovens are two different ones.you cannot use same utencils for both.make sure when you pick utencils pick the right one.
5.check the information given on the utencil if its written microwave safe then its only for microwave,if its written conventional oven safe then its only for conventional oven ,and if its mentioned convention and microwave then you can use for both


preparing the pan:

• for cakes always grease ur pan with butter or oil 
• cut the parchment paper to the shape to fit the bottom of the pan and grease it so tat the cake comes out clean..for cupcakes use paper linings/cups
• if the recipe calls for dusting depending on the recipe u can dust with coco powder or flour
• always check atleast 5-10 mins prior to the given time of baking as every oven cooking time is not same.an also u will avoid overcooking

checking if its cooked or not:

• .u can check whether the cake or cupcake is done by inserting a knife or a toothpick in the centre of the cake .if the knife is clean then its done, if its sticky then let it cook for a lil longer
• always allow the cake or cupcake to cool for sometime,or else it might not come clean or it might crumble

mixing ingredients:

• do not mix wet and dry the ingredients together at once.mix dry ingredients separate and wet ingredients separate and then mix all together.always do what the recipe demands
• sifting the flour or the dry ingrdients mixed together helps to avoid lumps an also to get the even distribution of ingredients

techniques:

• 1whenever u r folding in egg whites or whipped things into dry ingredients use the folding technique this will retain the fluffiness of the batter.do not vigourously mix!
• for cookies usually we don't need electric mixers you can dot it by hand with a wisk or a spatula,only thing to mind is the creaming of butter where your hands need to be quicker

baking tools:utencils
                                                          MEASURING CUPS

                                                                          WHISK

                                        
                                                              SILICON  SPATULA

                                                                             SCOOP

  

• baking pans
• for cookies use parchment paper to avoid sticking.also foil sheets
• a scoop is the best tool for cookies ,to have even size and also to neatly fill up the cupcake batter into the cups
• silicon spatula is a must to cleanly transfer the batter to the baking tray
• a whisk helps mixing ingredients
• measurement is the key to get the best result sply when ur a beginner,get measuring spoons and cups
• oven mittens to handle the heat

all these pans  come in different shapes and sizes.non stick , silicon and glass one too
LOAF PAN: is used for loaf cake and bread

                                                                 GLASS CAKE PAN

SILICON CUPCAKE MOULD

                                                                       LOAF PAN

                                                                   PIZZA/COOKIE PAN

oven temperatures:

250 farenheit - 110 degree celcius- cool
275 farenheit - 140 degree celcius-
300 farenheit - 150 degree celcius
325 farenheit - 165 degree celcius -moderate heat
350 farenheit - 180 degree celcius 
375 farenheit - 190 degree celcius
400 farenheit - 200 degree celcius - hot
425 farenheit - 220 degree celcius
450 farenheit - 230 degree celcius
475 farenheit - 245 degree celcius
500 farenheit - 260 degree celcius- extremely hot
550 farenheit - 290 degree celcius - and broiling temp too


some ovens only have temp upto 500F -in those ovens the broiling temp will be at 500F

in small conventional ovens (sply in india) thers only upto 200 celcius that s the max temp