After testing and developing hundreds of recipes in the EatingWell Test Kitchen, she has some tips.
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And youll notice that the visual indicator comes first.
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But there is a sweet spot (yes, the pun is on purpose).
Too much salt and your baked goods can come out tasting, well, salty.
But not enough salt can make your baked goods taste flat.
If youre making a cake or brownies, its likely fine to use a different pan.
Or if you use a smaller pan, itll be thicker so it will take longer to bake.
Either way, youll want to rely on those doneness cues instead of time.
Youll have softened butter in 10 minutes.
Measuring Your Flour Incorrectly
Professional bakers always measure flour by weight.
At EatingWell, knowing that most people dont have akitchen scale, we use the spoon-and-level method.
Maybe, just maybe, the recipe will work.
But if it doesnt, it isnt the recipes fault.
Be sure to use substitutions only when necessary unless you want the recipe to fail.
