Baking Essentials

for the New

Enthusiast

Offered by

N OV I C E K I TC H E N
M A RV E L S
Baking Is a Science and an Art

Do
• Pre-heat oven always
• Grease sheets and tins
• Bring ingredients to room temperature

Don’t
• Dump everything into the bowl at once
• Open the oven
• Wait at least ¾ through baking time
• Guess at measuring
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Basic Equipment

– Whisk
– Spatula
– Measuring Cup
– Electric Mixer
– Wooden Spoon
– Measuring Spoons
– Cooling Rack
Scrape, Flip, Glide
What Do Americans Bake?

Cookies & Cakes

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Brownies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The Pies Have

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 Altitude Adjustments

Ingredient 3,000 ft 5,000 ft 7,500 ft 10,000 ft

DECREAS Baking Powder 20% 40% 60% 80%
Sugar 3% 6% 10% 23%
E

Fats 0% 0% 10% 15%

Eggs 5% 10% 15% 20%
INCREASE Flour 2% 4% 10% 20%
Liquid 7% 15% 22% 30%
Increase
oven
temp 25°