Do You Bake in Your Instant Pot? Moist vs. Dense Results – Your Tips?

[millard52english]

Question for the users... If you repeatedly make cakes and breads in your IP, do you do so because you like very moist/dense baked goods or have you figured out how to do so without the result being moist and/or dense?

 

[dorachan82]

Pressure cookers use steam to create pressure. Results will always be denser and wetter than they would be in a dry cooking environment under normal atmospheric pressure, just because of how they work.

 

[cidneey]

There's no way to do it without them being moist/ dense. The IP cooks by steaming, which will always make a moist baked good. In order to have a dryer, airier baked good dry heat is needed.

 

[miab]

It helps to place a paper towel on top underneath the aluminum foil.

 

[rnai]

Try British style puddings (sticky toffee, spotted dick, etc.). These are supposed to be steamed so do great in the IP.

 

[millard52english]

@rnai I just watched James May's cooking show on Amazon Prime. He made spotted dick which interested me...although it was on the stove top...but still steamed. And I have a great recipe for sticky toffee cake that's outta this world...maybe I could try converting it to an IP recipe.

 

[naomicaraballo]

You're basically steaming the baked goods. You're going to get moist and dense.

 

[tokono]

Some models dry bake

 

[splendour]

I do it because I like the dense moisture, for example in a chocolate cake. If I want a normal baked cake I will use my oven. But I enjoy the difference making it in the IP sometimes.

 

[englishmuffin]

I did it because I live in Texas and it’s too hot to run the oven!

 

[nothanks1]

I’ve always wanted to make a steamed British style holiday pudding! You’ve given me great ideas! I wonder how a fruitcake would do? And yes, there are tasty fruitcakes. It’s the dry ones that give them all the bad rep.

 

[splendour]

@nothanks1 100%! I love a good moist fruitcake. Would love to see your results if you try!

 

[nothanks1]

@splendour I’ll keep an eye out for a good recipe. You too!

 

[xxsunlight]

My first banana cake was dense and moist so I tried again with one less banana and it was exactly like my oven baked version.