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Step 3Know Your Oven
Ovens lie. It's a fact of life that some ovens will tell you that they're at the temperature you want and be off by a full 80 degrees. In my previous apartment, the oven was nice and new and had lovely digital controls. It was also a horrible liar hell-bent on ruining my baking attempts.
If I wanted the oven to be at 450, it would let me know it was ready when it was only 370. Five minutes later it would stabilize at 430. That's a full five minutes of your dough being cooked at the wrong temperature, completely throwing you off.
So long story short, buy a thermometer and stick it in the oven. It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to work so you'll know what the true temperature is.
For this recipe, you'll want it at 350 Fahrenheit or 175 Celsius.
If I wanted the oven to be at 450, it would let me know it was ready when it was only 370. Five minutes later it would stabilize at 430. That's a full five minutes of your dough being cooked at the wrong temperature, completely throwing you off.
So long story short, buy a thermometer and stick it in the oven. It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to work so you'll know what the true temperature is.
For this recipe, you'll want it at 350 Fahrenheit or 175 Celsius.
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