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Old 12-10-2015, 03:47 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I made some pumpkin bread the other day and the edges were all burned. A friend told me that it's because I used a darker colored pan.

If I wrapped the pan in light colored foil, would this eliminate the burning? Or would I need to buy a light colored pan?
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Old 12-10-2015, 06:03 PM
 
Location: Fredericksburg, Va
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Just cook it for a lesser time!
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Old 12-10-2015, 06:05 PM
 
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Check the bread more often back down the time a wee bit and tell your friend the color of the pan does not burn bread.
You may want to get an oven thermometer and check to make sure your oven temperature is running true, it might be a few degrees too hot.
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Old 12-10-2015, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I read in a cookbook once that for dark pans you can decrease the temperature 25 degrees and check it regularly toward the end of baking time to make sure it's okay.
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Old 12-10-2015, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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The recipe called for baking for 45min at 350F. I baked for 40min and it was still coming out uncooked in the center with a toothpick. I took close to an hour to cook, but the outside was completely black. Luckily I was able to cut it off with a knife and the bread tasted great.

I'll try at a lower temp and see how it goes.
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Old 12-10-2015, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Chicago. Kind of.
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Are you sure it's not your oven? It sounds to me like it might be running hot.
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Old 12-10-2015, 09:35 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I have some very dark loaf pans that do the same thing. The only way I can get them to cook evenly is to put a flower nail in the center of the pan before I put the batter in. I keep meaning to replace those pans with clear glass ones like I had before, but I never think of it until I'm actually using the pans.
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Old 12-11-2015, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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What is a flower nail? What does it do?
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Old 12-11-2015, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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Dark pans don't cause burning, but they are usually indicated to be used at a different temperature.
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Old 12-11-2015, 01:39 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles>Little Rock>Houston>Little Rock
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What is a flower nail? What does it do?
I think it's a cake decorating thing. You make frosting flowers on it.
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