Hi Sandy,
I've heard a few folks mention a cleaning problem with silicone
bakeware. It's true that the silicone can build up a bit of a static
electricity charge, which could attract dust more than metal
pans. Since I can't see dust, or anything else for that matter, I
generally just rinse any silicone bakeware under hot water after
taking it out and before starting to use it. That should rinse off
any gathered dust and will dry quickly. So far, I've never had
anyone complain of any dirt in their muffins or cookies.
Cleaning the pans after you're finished a project couldn't be
easier. Because the silicone pans are quite soft and plyable, all
you have to do is wash them in a sink using standard dish soap, then
drop them into your dish drainer to air dry. Since nothing sticks to
them, washing is quick and easy. If you have a dish washer, they're
quite safe in that as well.
I've been using silicone bakeware for anything and everything,
whenever possible. I've never had any complaints or problems with it at all.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
At 06:26 PM Monday 1/10/2011, you wrote:
Oh, your explanation sounded easy enough; now, people say that those
baking pans and cups of silicone are very difficult to keep clean!
Is this true or what maintenance do they require?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Making Cookies in Muffin pans?
Hi Sandy,
I just follow any baking instructions in a cookie recipe as though
I was baking the cookies on a sheet or flat pan.
In your examples, when I place the cookie mixture in the muffin
cup, I would still use the flat bottomed glass with the sugar
coating, pressing that glass down into the bottom of the muffin
pan, flattening the cookie dough as the recipe instructs. Remember
that since I'm using the silicone muffin pan, the cup itself will
stretch enough to allow a small glass to compress the dough into
the bottom of the cup.
If I'm using a fork, I still don't have a problem because I use the
6 cup silicone muffin pan. I just go around the pan and press the
fork down into the bottom of each cup as necessary. Since I'm
following around the edge of the pan, my fork will press the edge
of the pan down enough to allow that fork to compress the dough as
required. I don't know how someone would do that to the cookies in
the middle of a 12 cup pan since I only use the 6 cup ones myself.
I hope this makes sense. I've never had any problems with it.
Hope this helps.
At 02:41 AM Saturday 1/8/2011, you wrote:
I think this sounds almost too good to be true! What happens like
if you are doing cheese Wafers, or shortbreads where they tell you
to press them flat with either a fork dipped in flour or a
flat-bottomed juice glass dipped in granulated sugar?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Making Cookies in Muffin pans?
Hello Claudia,
I've been baking cookies in muffin pans for several years and
wouldn't do them any other way.
What made me first attempt this was once I got some silicone
muffin pans. These make the job so quick and easy that I don't
know why more folks don't use this method.
So, as long as you're using the silicone pans, there's no need to
grease them in any way. Nothing I use ever seems to stick to the silicone.
Just follow whatever cookie recipe you would for a baking sheet
or pan or whatever. Instead of using a greased pan or sheet,
just drop the appropriate amount of your cookie mixture into the
muffin cup then bake for the suggested time in the usual way.
Once the baking is done, remove the pans from the oven, allow
them to cool, then turn the pans over and press the centers of
each cup to push out your baked cookies.
That's all I do. I regularly receive comments on how a blind
person can make such perfectly round cookies.
Hope this helps.
At 08:23 AM Friday 1/7/2011, you wrote:
Hi,
For those of you who make your cookies in muffin pans, do you
grease the muffin cups, and how much do you fill them with the batter?
Any other tips I need to know?
Thanks.
Claudia
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