Baking Tips for Beginners

Contributor: Amu
1) Oven handling is not a big art...manam poyi ela handle chestamu alage...kaani okati cheputaa.. it is very very important to PREHEAT your Oven....So mee mix chese mundu first step is to switch on your oven and let it heat till aaa required temperature is reached...meeku ala required temperature ki reach ayinda leda ani yela telustudi ante...mee oven knob degara thermostat light untundi..till aaa temp reach ayevariki glow avutudi...once temp reach ayana ventane off avutudi...then you know oven is ready...

2) Preheat cheste...prepared cake batter as soon as it hits the hot temperature will start rising...and manchi texture untundi mee cake ki....ade preheat ava pote it will not rise and in the middle sink avutudi in the final product...

3) inko important point enti ante...cake tin oven lopala petina ventane atleast okka 15 minutes variki oven asalu open cheyakudadu....aaa initial heat will help giving a good appreance and taste to the final product...so pradaka open cheyakudadu...cake cooking time forexample 40 minutes anukondi(idi example maatrame)....first 20 minutes asalu oven open cheyadandi...then just okka sari move chessi malli 20 minutes cook cheyandi...so ala cheyatamvalla all sides heat equal gaa padinatu untundi...

4) You can use any cake tim you want...only make sure to grease it properly either by using traditional method like applying butter all over and then dusting with plain flour...
lepote if you are using a Non-Stick variety...just sparay and line it with baking/greaseproof paper...

5) Use Oven mutts(reenforced gloves) or napkins to handle hot cake tins and baking trays...it is very very important....and meeru kuda aa oven heat ki ekko sepu expose avadandi...ante direct hot waves ki....

6) Ready made mixes to happy point enti ante you dont have to worry about weighing things and keeing them ready....anni premixed untayi expect eggs and othe wet ingrdients....

But recipe lo ichinatu time alage undadu....meeru anta process chesinaa u might find that cake is done done as in accordance to time stated...that is because times and temperatures in each and every oven vary...they have a general concensus when they give the time on the recipe...
so meeru stress avadandi...avaledhu ani..but always meeru emi cheyali ante...vallu recipe lo chepina time ki okka sari check cheyandi...by inserting a wooden skewer right in the centre and pull out....if it come out clean then cake ayipoyindi ani ardham...then let the cake rest in the tin for a while before you take it out to cool somewhere else.
but incase skewer come out mushy and things attached to it..then that means u need to let it cook longer...5 minute periods lo check chestuundandi...again with skewer....

7) One more point you need to remeber is..cake baking cheste appusu...u should have everything ready..all ingredients and equipment ready undali...then start on making the batter..because baking chemistry laga..ingrdients react with each other...so delay chestaa okati avalsina badulu inkoti avutudi and u dont waht that...so Preparation before action is the key point..

So always anni ready chesi petukoni..mix cheyandi.
My process..
1)Preheat Oven
2)Prepare the cake tin...line with greaseproof paper..
3) weigh up all ingredients
4) mix as per recipe
5) put into cake tin and bake

Hope the tips help. let me know if you want more information..