How can I avoid windswept muffins in a convection oven?
I have a very small multi-function oven (about the size of a microwave) and for baking, the recommended setting is the "convection" one. Things bake fine in terms of taste, but muffins and cupcakes often get a sort of windswept look. The fan has clearly blown them into a lopsided shape while they're rising, but before they've set. With cupcakes, it's easy enough to trim them and hide it with icing, but not for muffins. Is there any way to avoid this effect, other than trying to bake them on a setting without the convection fan? Does this happen in larger convection ovens as well or is it just because mine is so small?
Best Answer
Quite often that look can be from having the temp too high on the oven. A convection oven should always be at least 25 (and some people will say up to 50) degrees cooler than a 'normal' oven. If you haven't tried it yet, knock down the temp of the oven. We used to call this 'lava tops', because basically the outside is baking and setting quickly, and then the insides pop out of the gelatinous surface, and they go in a funny direction (often the way the fan blows). I'm not saying that is the problem for sure, but if it were me, it would be the first thing I tried to eradicate the problem.
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How do you cook muffins in a convection oven?
Place the muffin tin into the convection steam oven on the wire rack set on position 2. Turn the oven on by selecting the Convection Humid Mode set to 350 \xb0F. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, approximately 20 minutes.Is it better to bake muffins in a convection oven?
It's better to use the oven without the convection option on when baking quick breads, wet muffin batters, cakes, cupcakes, sandwich breads, and sweet yeast baking. \u201cThe convection fan has a tendency to dry the tops of some things,\u201d says Reid.What oven setting is best for muffins?
Bake muffins on the center rack in a preheated oven. Muffins require a hot oven, between 375\xb0F and 425\xb0F. Follow recipe directions. When baking more than one pan of muffins, allow enough room around each pan and between the pans and the sides of the oven for the heat to circulate.Should you rotate in a convection oven?
Because they produce very even heat, convection ovens eliminate "hot spots" in ovens, which means, for instance, that you do not need to rotate pans when baking cookies (although it's questionable whether this is a good idea even in a normal oven).How To Bake Cake In Microwave Convection Oven | How To Pre-Heat Convection Microwave- DETAILED GUIDE
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