High Altitude Baking — All your questions answered
High Altitude Baking — All your questions answered
This text is an excerpt from the book, Pie in the Sky, by Susan G. Purdy
To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 from ºF, multiply by 5, and divide by 9. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply ºC by 9; divide by 5, and add 32.
| ºF (Fahrenheit) | ºC (Celsius) | Gas Mark |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 0 | |
| 212 (boiling at sea level) | 100 | |
| 300 (slow oven) | 149 | 2 |
| 325 | 163 | 3 |
| 350 (moderate oven) | 175 | 4 |
| 375 | 190 | 5 |
| 400 (hot oven) | 204 | 6 |
| 425 | 220 | 7 |
| 450 | 230 | 8 |
| 475 | 246 | 9 |
| 500 | 260 | 10 |
“Pie in the Sky...is a delightful and informative cookbook that serves as the only foolproof guide to high altitude baking...With its engaging storytelling and unpretentious style, Pie in the Sky is a pleasure to read...Purdy provides countless valuable tips that make baking in (high altitude) regions as easy as pie. If baking in high altitudes has been a nightmare for you in the past, fear no more. The sky’s the limit with Pie in the Sky.”
—Jill Vogel, Chocolatier
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