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jns7 Sep 23, 2011 09:38 PM

Need Bakine Help - How long to leave a cooling "quick bread" in its pan.

I'm baking an orange honey bread - it's a "quick bread" baking in a loaf pan for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
The recipe gives no instruction on cooling. Most layer cake recipes call for 10 minutes cooling in the pan on a rack and then removal of the cake directly onto the rack. This honey bread is like a banana bread - it;s dense with honey and chopped nuts. Should I let it cool completely while in its loaf pan, or should I remove it from the pan 10 minutes after it comes out of the oven?????

  1. HillJ Sep 24, 2011 07:57 AM

    Sometimes the remaining heat from the pan can continue to bake the loaf even out of the oven. This can sometimes be the diff. btwn. moist & dry results. So, once it's easily held and removable, I bounce it out of its container.

    1. roxlet Sep 24, 2011 07:19 AM

      Since the bread is dense, it should easily release from the pan. I would tip it out as soon as I could.

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        Kelli2006 Sep 23, 2011 11:29 PM

        30 minutes should be plenty of time to cool in the pan because you only need to wait long enough for it to solidify enough to hold its shape.

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