Baking tips?

cherokeemomma87

Anyone have any baking tips they would like to share?

nickler

Anything specific you are curious about?

cherokeemomma87

No, just general stuff. Anything that you have learned the hard way, trial and error, ect.

TheOriginalSP

Sub applesauce for oil in anything you bake.  Less calories and makes it more moist.  My only tip.

ohashlet

Follow the recipe.

andrew's wifey

Placing a flower nail in the center of your cake before baking it helps keep it from bulging out like a dome.

nickler

TheOriginalSP:

Sub applesauce for oil in anything you bake.  Less calories and makes it more moist.  My only tip.

This!  I do this all the time along with using whole wheat flour in just about everything.  It works better with some things than others though.

Also, get familiar with your oven - you can avoid LOTS of problems if you know how your individual oven behaves. 

cherokeemomma87

ohashlet:

Follow the recipe.

I cant help but think of ratatouille. The part where the girl cook is explaining that it is their job to follow the recipe. So it is in a french accent too, lol. Sorry that seems random, but it is DS's favorite movie right now so I watch it a lot.

cherokeemomma87

andrew's wifey:

Placing a flower nail in the center of your cake before baking it helps keep it from bulging out like a dome.

A what? What is a flower nail? 

andrew's wifey

cherokeemomma87:

andrew's wifey:

Placing a flower nail in the center of your cake before baking it helps keep it from bulging out like a dome.

A what? What is a flower nail? 

 https://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30DA27-475A-BAC0-5B9517D6CAF8BB75&killnav=1

It's 3 or so inches long, and the head is about 2 inches wide, I guess.  pour your batter, spray down the nail, then stick the head in all the way (haha, 12 year old boy me is giggling) down until it touches the bottom of the pan.  The point will be sticking out. 

shibby00

I generally lurk around here, but my 2 pieces of advice:

#1 invest in an oven thermometer.  I have never had an oven that is truely 350 degrees when it says it is

#2 measure everything precisely.  Baking is science.  GL!

*BlackSheep*

ohashlet:

Follow the recipe.

For sure, Baking is a science!

• Use fresh baking soda/baking powder
• don't pack the flour in a cup
• Do not use spreads to replace butter, margarine or shortening one for one in a recipe. Spreads contain less fat and more water, so they will not perform like butter or margarine
• Don't crowd the oven
• if you make cookies store in tubberwear with a piece of bread it will keep them nice and moist!

cherokeemomma87

andrew's wifey:

cherokeemomma87:

andrew's wifey:

Placing a flower nail in the center of your cake before baking it helps keep it from bulging out like a dome.

A what? What is a flower nail? 

 https://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30DA27-475A-BAC0-5B9517D6CAF8BB75&killnav=1

It's 3 or so inches long, and the head is about 2 inches wide, I guess.  pour your batter, spray down the nail, then stick the head in all the way (haha, 12 year old boy me is giggling) down until it touches the bottom of the pan.  The point will be sticking out. 

That is awesome!! I have never heard of that!! 

lauraliz24

*BlackSheep*:

ohashlet:

Follow the recipe.

For sure, Baking is a science!

• Use fresh baking soda/baking powder
• don't pack the flour in a cup
• Do not use spreads to replace butter, margarine or shortening one for one in a recipe. Spreads contain less fat and more water, so they will not perform like butter or margarine
• Don't crowd the oven
• if you make cookies store in tubberwear with a piece of bread it will keep them nice and moist!

Fore realz?  That's a great tip!!

staticgirl77

I have never greased/ buttered my cake pans, instead I swear by baker's joy spray. Invest in a silpat mat, especially if you are a cookie baker. Bring your butter and eggs up to room temperature before you use them. Like a pp said, a good oven thermometer was a lifesaver in my old oven. Measure everything out before you start baking. Let your cake cool completely before you start to frost, especially is using a buttercream or cream cheese icing (it will melt )...I am married to a chef and bake ALOT, so I hope these help oh yeah, baking is an exact science so make sure you measure correctly! Good luck!