What did I do wrong?

lipsthefish

Hi all, I made some flapjack with a recipe from here and all looked great until I tried to turn them out, I had lined the tray completely with greaseproof paper and it had stuck to the flapjack, wouldnt come off at all, was i supposed to grease the tin and use without paper or should i have greased the paper too?
Any help appreciated.

janb5

Hiya. I would use a non stick tin which I would grease. After bitter experience, I think it`s best to leave the flapjacks to cool completely after cooking and when you take them out of the oven, score/ mark them lightly with a knife. Once completely cold they will then cut into bars. HTH

Gingham_Ribbon

Thriftlady's recipe says to let it cool completely first then give it a bang to turn it out. I have yet to be able to wait long enough and it all comes out in a gloop, except the bottom which I scrape off and it hardens like that.:o Tastes good, just looks a mess!

morganb

I've bought reusable liner from Wilkos which is fantastic. Apparently you get hundreds of uses out of it, and it was something like £2.49 for a roll big enough to fit a big baking tray. It has cooked flapjacks, traybakes, sausages, all manner of things, and it's a lot better environmentally and healthwise i.e. no butter!

pie-eater

I use baking paper instead of greaseproof paper because I had the same problem. This seems to sort the problem out as I seem to make a batch of flapjacks every few days because they don't last long in our house.:D

maow425

Yep, baking paper (sometimes called baking parchment) is made for exactly baking - hence the name lol. I was daft enough to use greaseproof paper once... Disaster. Lesson learned. Now I never use greaseproof paper for anything but wrapping cakes in after they're baked.

lipsthefish

aww thanks for all the help. I have made another lot and just greased the tin but haven't tried to turn them out yet, typicall i now have about 3 million yards of greaseproof paper!!

jennyjelly

morganb wrote: »

I've bought reusable liner from Wilkos which is fantastic. Apparently you get hundreds of uses out of it, and it was something like £2.49 for a roll big enough to fit a big baking tray. It has cooked flapjacks, traybakes, sausages, all manner of things, and it's a lot better environmentally and healthwise i.e. no butter!

I second this!

Absolutely fantastic stuff, nothing at all sticks to it, it lasts forever and you can either just wipe it over or stick it in the dishwasher.

I have several and wouldn't be without them.

vivw_2

jennyjelly wrote: »

I second this!

Absolutely fantastic stuff, nothing at all sticks to it, it lasts forever and you can either just wipe it over or stick it in the dishwasher.

I have several and wouldn't be without them.

Agree totally....got mine from morrisons for £1.99

thriftlady_2

I find a good smear of butter is the best thing to grease tins with (especially bread tins -oil makes them stick in my experience).

The secret really, though is to let the flapjack cool completely before trying get it out. Restrain your self

pennineman

Lightly grease the tin. I use butter. And leave the flapjack to cool completely as others have said.

And this is a good recipe.