Your perfect cookies are at stake.
Were all guilty of skimming a recipe sometimes, or just plain missing a step.
Each category of baked goods requires various reactions activated by heat.
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Let’s take a look at what will happen in each case.
Have you ever noticed that not all recipes start out with preheating the oven?
Thats because the best time to preheat the oven depends on what youre making.
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A good recipe will indicate when to preheat the oven so it times out just right.
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