How to use silicone baking cases?

marmiterulesok

Hi,
I'm looking for some advice.I've got 6 small silicone baking cases and have decided to try making muffins.
Do you have to grease these before you put the mixture in?Would using these change the baking time?
I'm just not sure about this,thanks!

elf06

Hi I have these (or something similar) and I dont grease them or change the cooking time. I would, however, recomment you still put them in a muffin tray/yorkshire pudding tray as if you dont you end up with very odd shaped cakes :rotfl:

TBH I thought they were going to be great but I just find them a nuisance to clean........
might just be me though - or because I dont grease them haha

VfM4meplse

elf06 wrote: »

Hi I have these (or something similar) and I dont grease them or change the cooking time. I would, however, recomment you still put them in a muffin tray/yorkshire pudding tray as if you dont you end up with very odd shaped cakes :rotfl:

TBH I thought they were going to be great but I just find them a nuisance to clean........
might just be me though - or because I dont grease them haha

I agree with you about being a nuisance to clean, it's best to soak them in warm water for a while and then the crumbs come away easily.

No point in greasing though, it will just fry the edges (you'l see that the parts in contact with the silicone tend to cook more than the rest of the cake). Also the muffins emerge much smaller than you might think given the size of the case, I bought a load of standard and mini-size from the 99p stores and was generally disappointed with the results - that is not to say that buying more expensive brands will be any better. If you want your cakes / muffins to have a cosmetically fancy result, I would use good quality disposable cases instead.

elf06

I chuck mine in the DW to clean but find that they just collect with water and i end up drying them anyway which pretty much defeats the purpose of sticking them in there in the first place. Mine are a pretty good size (no diff to paper ones really) and the cakes come out ok but because of the cleaning I tend to stick to Paper ones

marmiterulesok

Thanks for your comments!

I'll try them anyway.I fancied using the silicone ones as it seems less wasteful than using paper ones.

If I use paper ones,do I have to grease them first?

morganlefay

no, I never grease the paper ones - don't think you could, they'd collapse. Just whack in the mix and cook. I find the silicone ones a bit of a faff to wash too, but they are so PRETTY, aren't they !

VfM4meplse

marmiterulesok wrote: »

If I use paper ones,do I have to grease them first?

No! Leave them in their cases for the consumer to decide. Who wants a cupcake that's been messed with?

Sambucus_Nigra

I bought the silicone ones for yorkshire puddings, rather than muffins.

We never get any crumbs as whoever had the muffins tends to also pick out the crumbs and devour them. When I do use them for muffins, there are very little crumbs left on either paper or silicone ones to be honest.

Soubrette

I had the 6 free ones from Lakeland recently and I really like them - the cakes come out so easily.

The only place you can buy them here is John Lewis so I'm on the lookout for some reasonably priced muffin cases as 6 just isn't enough

I don't grease either these or paper ones if I use them.

marmiterulesok

I'm going to try half silicone/half paper cases,so I can compare and contrast.
I'll even report back with the results!

Thanks. :A

seraphina

I don't like silicon cake tins/loaf tins but I do really like silicone muffin liners - I never have any problems with crumbs being left behind, muffins just pop out for me.

Also I use them for freezing individual portions of hummus, which can then go straight in a lunchbox from the freezer and they're defrosted by lunchtime. Never thought of using them for yorkies, will give them a go!