Try using silicone muffin cups. The muffins pop right out, and you save the planet and money by not having to purchase paper liners. They wash easily, too. I got mine for a little over $3 at A.C. Moore with a coupon.
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I have found that using silicone mats for baking is the best. However, these sheets aren't the easiest things to store when you are done with them. So my solution to this dilemma was to use an empty paper towel roll and roll the silicone sheet up and stuff it inside.
Silicone pans can be difficult to handle when full of batter or dough. So when using silicone bake ware I put the silicone pan on an upside down cooling rack before filling it with batter or dough.
My solution is to simply put the damp mats right back into the oven on oven racks. Most likely, the oven will be warm from baking anyway, and the mats dry nice and flat in no time.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I bought a silicone baking pan and was wondering if I need to grease it? Do I have to put a cookie sheet under it when I bake with it? It seems so flimsy.
By Sharon Rafferty from Long Island, NY
I don't know if you have to grease them or not, but I would recommend setting them on a metal pan of some kind for ease of getting them in and out of the oven.
I have silicone cupcake pans and I use cooking spray and a cookie sheet under them for easy transfer in and out of the oven.
I Love the Silicone Bake ware! No need to treat it special, just use it like a regular pan!
I put a pan under in the oven and a plate in the microwave for ease is transferring or carrying it. Don't know about greasing cause that hasn't come up yet for me.
I put a pan under in the oven and a plate in the microwave for ease is transferring or carrying it. Don't know about greasing cause that hasn't come up yet for me.
Don't grease them. Do put on a cookie sheet for stability.
thank you ,you anserd my question
For cupcakes no grease?
When using silicone muffin liners, do I need to "condition" with oil before first use, and is it necessary to use a muffin pan, or will cookie sheet work?
Nothing sticks to them. I put mine on a cookie sheet all the time
It is best to use a little butter not oil on these. I used mine on a cookie sheet. I thought they would be the bee's knees for baking, but ended up selling all of my silicone bakeware at my last yard sale.
No you dont have to.
I do not grease my muffin pans and have had no problems.
Always place on a sturdy cookie sheet and remove from cookie sheet when done; move to a wire rack when done (to cool).
Since it appears silicone bake ware is new to you here are a couple of links to help you get started.
www.thespruceeats.com/
I have a few silicone molds that I have used for cakes. When making cakes, it is necessary to prepare them like you do a normal cake pan with flour and butter. They are so easy to use and I just sit mine on a cookie sheet to bake them in the oven. If you are makign muffins I would still use the muffin paper in each one of them and sit it on a cookie sheet to bake it. Just keep an eye on them they do seem to bake a bit faster than tin cooking pans. Or at least that is my experience when using the ones I have.
I just bought a silicone baking sheet and I was thinking about just putting it under my metal cupcake pans to line my over rack. Can I do that without putting a cookie sheet under it, or will it ruin it?
Silicone is safe up to 450 degrees F. However, it will be easier to take all the cupcakes out of the oven at once if you put the liner on a baking pan. I would just use the pan and not have to worry about washing the liner too.
Are you trying to protect from drips? You could put a piece of foil down, too.
I use my silicone items on top of a cookie sheet. the cookie sheet stays clean, but it is a lot easier to take out of the oven.
Silicone baking products are specifically made for use in the oven and can be used under anything that is safe for oven use but why would you want to do this? i do not believe it would make your cupcakes cook "better".
I just bought a blue, flexible, fluted bowl with a funnel in the middle, as used for angel food cake. I bought it at a thrift store and thought it was a Jello mold, but someone told me it is for baking cakes. Can anyone advise me how to use this? I am afraid of it melting in the oven. I believe it is made of silicone. I look forward to your replies. Thank you.
By Mary Earl
Visit this site--it gives some very good tips. housewares.about.com/
I have several silicone bakeware pieces. I discovered (the hard way) not to use the non-stick spray. It really won't melt in the oven.
I have one of these blue silicone bundt cake pans, too. I really like it. Do NOT use no stick spray. The cake comes out very nicely after it is baked.
Do I have to use cooking spray on silicone bake pans before I bake a meatloaf?
By Jan
Nope! The beauty of silicone is that it's completely non-stick.
Would you grease a silicone bread pan? I am making zucchini bread.
By Jan H from north TX
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I would like to know if anyone has had any experience with the silicone bakeware. I had a loaf pan given to me, but with no instructions.
I am trying to make cupcakes in a silicone pan and every time I go to remove the cupcakes, they are still sticking and tearing apart.
