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Bread Burning in One Oven

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Nothing else burns in this oven. Well. I mean, provided we take it out in time. The bread does not burn in other ovens with the same recipe. (Same qualifier ) I *have* been using different oils- almond, olive, safflower- to experiment. I just have no clue what it could be. I don't want to cook it on a lower temp because I think that the oven temp is right and I don't want to find dough in the middle after it's cooled. But even if I cook it at 350 for 10 minutes less, it's STILL burned on the bottom!

Could this be because I'm using oil instead of shortening to grease the pan?

It's a honey recipe and requires grease on the pan so please do not advise me just not to grease the pan, as that would turn out badly. Any other advice welcome. I really like this recipe but we're here for another few months so your tips are more than welcome.
post #2 of 3
I'm curious...
What's the recipe?
What type/material is the pan made of?
What level rack are you baking on in the oven? lowest, middle, etc...
Have you double-checked the oven temp w/an oven thermometer?

This, by the way, is definitely making me hungry!
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Thread Starter 
Recipe is pretty basic, it's a modification on Betty Crocker- 4 c ww flour, 3 c w flour, 1/3 c nut oil (was using walnut, decided almond is a higher heat and may work better), 1/4 c honey, 1 tbsp salt, 4.5 tsps yeast. Two rises, one while in shape.

Pans... they are my mom's and I don't know exactly but the same thing happens with her old cookie sheets, or with her newer fancy-looking ones. :

Cooking on second to bottom rack but glad you brought this up as I've adjusted it several times, the recipe calls for bottom so that the tops are in the middle but this would burn the heck out of the bottoms in this oven, so I put them on the 2nd (of six) rack.

No I have NOT double-checked the temp, will do, good idea, however as I mentioned this oven works fine for other things... like a cake we baked a couple weeks ago, long after this burning thing started. ANd you know how cakes are!

Thanks for your input.
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