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SophieCat

Ok, this may seem like a silly question.....I want to have a go at making the banana muffins. The recipe calls for 5oz of white sugar. Do I buy caster sugar or granulated sugar?

Also, I don't have a muffin/bun tray, so can I just double up on the paper muffin cases & place them on a flat baking tray?

Thank you x

wishicouldaffordit

SophieCat wrote: »

Ok, this may seem like a silly question.....I want to have a go at making the banana muffins. The recipe calls for 5oz of white sugar. Do I buy caster sugar or granulated sugar?

Also, I don't have a muffin/bun tray, so can I just double up on the paper muffin cases & place them on a flat baking tray?

Thank you x

caster sugar is fine. Also you can use smaller cases in bun tins, just make more smaller buns instead.

zippychick

You can buy white sugar and blend it in a mini chopped or food processor? Caster is just a finer texture

If you put bun cases on an oven tray with mix in, they will have no support so may squidge about a bit and come out funny shapes. Well, mine did anyway ! I picked up bun trays in a second hand shop i think

SophieCat

Thank you both. I'll get some caster sugar & try & pick up a bun tray from somewhere

zippychick

Good luck! Speculate to accumulate

zippybungle

SophieCat wrote: »

Thank you both. I'll get some caster sugar & try & pick up a bun tray from somewhere

Wilko's usually have them quite cheap, sometimes the £1 shops and if you have a Home Bargains nearby, they sometimes have them too.

Zippy x

mumkey

I now HAVE to buy this book - you guys are making my mouth water!

SophieCat

zippybungle wrote: »

Wilko's usually have them quite cheap, sometimes the £1 shops and if you have a Home Bargains nearby, they sometimes have them too.

Zippy x

I just came back on here to ask if silicone muffin/cake cases would be ok to use on a flat baking tray, as I've seen some in Wilkos (silicone muffin cases) & Poundland (silicone cake cases). Would I need to line the silicone cases with paper muffin cases, or just pour the mixture directly in?

Thank you x

anguk

You don't need to line the silicone cases with paper cases, you could give them a quick grease to make sure the muffin pops out.

I never use caster sugar, I always just use normal granulated for all my baking.

Swan_2

anguk wrote: »

I never use caster sugar, I always just use normal granulated for all my baking.

seconded

ordinary granulated sugar is fine for muffins, no need to buy the more expensive caster sugar