Dry baked goods
I've recently purchased new ovens and was excited to bake in them as the heating circulation was supposed to be superior and temperature more accurate. Most of the baked goods in the new ovens are not as moist as previous goods, particularly items made with yeast dough but cookies seem to be drier as well. Any ideas as to why this may be happening?
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Have you made any adjustments for the new ovens?
One thing is checking if the temperatures are the same as what's indicated (which is most helpful if you also checked that the temperatures on the OLD ovens were the same as indicated, or know how far and in what direction they were not.)
In addition, if you have moved from a "conventional" to a "convection" oven (which sounds like what you are describing) it is often necessary to compensate for the better heat circulation by shortening the cooking times appropriately. Goods cook faster in a convection oven.
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How do you fix dry baked goods?
Here are five tips for how to moisten a dry cake once it's already been baked.What causes dry baked goods?
A dry cake is usually the result of one of the following pitfalls: using the wrong ingredients, making mistakes while mixing the batter, or baking the cake too long or at too high a temperature. Once you understand how to avoid the common cake-baking blunders, you'll bake a moist cake every time.What does dry baked mean?
During baking, heat is evenly transferred to the center of the item that's baked, making a crust on the outside with a soft center. The dry heat of baking changes the form of starches in the food and causes its outer surfaces to brown, giving it an attractive appearance and taste.How do you add moisture to dry baked goods?
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Different oven designs are differently sealed, and keep a different level of humidity inside them; this is most obviously evident when opening the oven with your face near the oven door - some (very dry, well ventilated) will hardly do anything to you, others will burn your nose hair clean off (hot steam).
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