Baking Tips
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Apr 29, 2007, 21:57   Use cooking spray or oil on your mixer's beaters before using. It will help to keep the batter from sticking. (Wendy)

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Keep your rolling pin and pastry cloth in the freezer before using to help keep dough from sticking.

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A salt shaker filled with flour works well for dusting pans and coating chicken. A salt shaker filled with powdered sugar works well for dusting muffins and the tops of cakes for decorative purposes. A salt shaker can also be used for the cinnamon toast mixture of sugar and cinnamon.

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For cookies in a cookie jar, line each layer with wax paper. This keeps the cookies from sticking together. Make sure though that the cookies are well cooled before storing.

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Putting a small piece of bread inside your cookie jar keeps the cookies crispy and lasts longer. Alternatively you can line bottom of jar with tracing paper. (Elyce)

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To protect your cookbooks when cooking and referring to a recipe often out of the book, cover the cookbook with a plastic bag to prevent it from getting spills on it.