i follow the recipes exactly,but they still burn on the bottom or look like they have seen a ghost(very pale) i am using an electric range but i have never used one before cos i am use to gas oven,help me someone where am i going wrong
2006-11-17 10:34:08 · 17 answers · asked by ladycindy1701 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
i put them on the middle rack and always preheat,i hate cooking in an electric oven
2006-11-17 11:01:48 · update #1
When I make cookies, I preheat the oven. Then I place them on the rack more toward the top (away from the heating element). I also put an empty cookie sheet on the rack beneath them to deflect the direct heat. This solves the problem.
Another issue is not all oven thermostats are accurate. You could get an oven thermometer and put it in there to see if what you are setting your oven for, is really what you are getting.
2006-11-17 10:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Cakes and cookies bake best in the center of the oven space. Perhaps you are using the bottom shelf and that is causing the bottom to burn.
If they are pale, either there is not enough sugar in the recipe (perhaps you're cutting back on the sugar content, or using an artificial sweetener; try brushing the cookie tops with a little melted butter or a little sugar water), or, again, it could be you're baking on the bottom shelf of the oven.
Make sure the shelves are in the middle of the oven. In case you're not that acquainted with shelf adjustments, I will give a description of what to look for.
On the side walls of the oven are slots in which the shelves fit. Usually 3 or 4 slots are available. There are, also, usually two shelves in the oven. Try moving the shelves to the top and center of the oven. Experiment with this before you heat the oven, if possible, so you don't lose too much heat.
If you are baking cookies on two cookie sheets and you have an oven that won't hold both sheets on the one middle shelf, set the timer for about half the stipulated cooking time, and at that time switch the pans with each other (top sheet to the middle shelf, middle sheet to the top shelf). Hopefully that will solve your problem.
Don't you just love the smell of freshly baked cookies and cakes? Good luck.
2006-11-17 11:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by TexasStar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using the dial on the oven to set the temp on an any oven, is not very accurate. Get a good oven thermometer, and check the tempurature. Make sure the oven is completely preheated. Too high of a tempurature, or letting it come up to tempurature while the cookies are in the oven will cause what you describe.
2006-11-17 10:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by mapleguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure your oven temp is correct. Bake goods in the middle of the oven not close to the bottom. If you are unsure about the temp. It is best to cook at a lower temp, it will just take a little longer. Cookies generally take about 8 to 10 min any longer and they burn or come out too crisp. Use and ungreased cookie sheet for cookies, generally they have enough butter in them. The extra oil maybe whats overcooking your cookies.
2006-11-17 10:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by firelady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oven temperatures can vary from oven to oven. First check to make sure you have the rack near the middle of the oven. Then try turning down the tempurature by 25 or 50 degrees. Bake a batch and see if you need to adjust it again.
2006-11-17 10:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by KB4K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you sit on them MUCH to early. You must cool them off a bit before sitting on your cookies.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
One piece of advice, if you have not already thought of it is to preheat the oven. Also, consider purchasing an oven thermometer to check that the oven is heating to the proper temperature. Just because you SET it to a particular temp does not mean that the appliance is delivering that temp.
2006-11-17 10:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HS is the closest I think, Teflon or dark colored cookie sheets conduct more heat and scorched the product, that's why alot of recipes call for the use of parchment paper, it insulates the product from the direct heat of the pan. Here's another clue, burnt bottom only, to close to the heat, burnt bottom and edges, wrong heat range, burnt or dry top, to high in the oven. Look into getting cooking Silks for baking instead of parchment.
2006-11-17 10:54:44 · answer #7 · answered by Steve G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have 'em too close to the heat coil. try dropping the temp 25 degrees and adding 5 or 10 minutes to the bake time. electric isn't an exact science, especially if it's an older oven, and you'll probably lose a few cakes experimenting for your oven's exact adjustment. keep lots of milk on hand!!
2006-11-17 10:39:16 · answer #8 · answered by rachel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try turning the oven down a couple of degrees and cook a bit longer at a lower temperature~ that should help
2006-11-17 10:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Jules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu are either cooking them at too high of a heat (not all ovens cook the same you may have to adjust your temperatures down by 25 - 50 degrees)
YOu are leaving them in to lng for your oven. Agian ovens vary so you may need to take them out sooner.
Or you may be cooking them too close to the heat source.
2006-11-17 10:38:06 · answer #10 · answered by plantladywithcfids 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋