Out of foil cups, eyeing the liners
November 17, 2014 5:17 PM Subscribe
Can I bake my muffins using the liners that were between the foil cups?
I was preparing to bake up a batch of my breakfast muffins, but discovered that I had used all of my large foil cupcake/muffin cups. However, I still had all the paper liners that were in-between the foil cups and they're the same size as the foil cups.
Can I use the paper liners to bake my muffins? They look a lot like standard paper cups, but I also don't want to end up with paper soaked into the muffins.
Opinions? Am I good to go or am I courting muffin disaster?
I was preparing to bake up a batch of my breakfast muffins, but discovered that I had used all of my large foil cupcake/muffin cups. However, I still had all the paper liners that were in-between the foil cups and they're the same size as the foil cups.
Can I use the paper liners to bake my muffins? They look a lot like standard paper cups, but I also don't want to end up with paper soaked into the muffins.
Opinions? Am I good to go or am I courting muffin disaster?
Best answer: Yup! Totally can do that.
Source: former culinary school student, have done this successfully literally dozens of times. Happy baking!
posted by schroedingersgirl at 5:20 PM on November 17, 2014
Source: former culinary school student, have done this successfully literally dozens of times. Happy baking!
posted by schroedingersgirl at 5:20 PM on November 17, 2014
Previously might help. Seems the answer is yes, you can use them.
posted by AppleTurnover at 5:21 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by AppleTurnover at 5:21 PM on November 17, 2014
Response by poster: Well, that was quick. Thanks all!
Y'know...I searched for previous questions and came up empty. Guess I didn't use the right terms. Oh well. Thanks again!
posted by Thorzdad at 5:21 PM on November 17, 2014
Y'know...I searched for previous questions and came up empty. Guess I didn't use the right terms. Oh well. Thanks again!
posted by Thorzdad at 5:21 PM on November 17, 2014
I... definitely haven't thought up until this very moment that you were supposed to use both the paper and the foil ones like a sort of cupcake liner assortment pack. No, I definitely never thought this.
posted by augustimagination at 5:23 PM on November 17, 2014 [27 favorites]
posted by augustimagination at 5:23 PM on November 17, 2014 [27 favorites]
Wait, are you using the papers to line muffin tins or are you planning to use them as standalone muffin cups on a baking sheet?
posted by poffin boffin at 5:25 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by poffin boffin at 5:25 PM on November 17, 2014
If whatever you're baking has high fat content, then you may experience a higher level of grease appearing than you're used to with the paper liners. This can be a little unsettling for anyone eating treats from said liners. YMMV.
posted by Hermione Granger at 5:27 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Hermione Granger at 5:27 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
When I was a kid, we used muffin/cupcake cups that were all paper. I was surprised the first time I encountered metal ones.
I assume you're spraying all of them with oil to help the cake come out.
On edit: Yes, they go inside metal (or other) muffin pans. I assumed the foil ones do too, but I've never tried using a muffin cup without the muffin pan.
posted by amtho at 5:43 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
I assume you're spraying all of them with oil to help the cake come out.
On edit: Yes, they go inside metal (or other) muffin pans. I assumed the foil ones do too, but I've never tried using a muffin cup without the muffin pan.
posted by amtho at 5:43 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Wait, are you using the papers to line muffin tins or are you planning to use them as standalone muffin cups on a baking sheet?
Lining muffin tins.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:14 PM on November 17, 2014
Lining muffin tins.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:14 PM on November 17, 2014
Oh ok, got it, go ahead and use the papers! Also in a pinch you can always lightly butter the tins and then dust with flour.
posted by poffin boffin at 6:36 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by poffin boffin at 6:36 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
They would rule out freezing the muffins and then microwaving them later--look, it's hard to eat a whole batch of muffins when you live alone--but that's all I can really think of.
posted by Sequence at 7:15 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by Sequence at 7:15 PM on November 17, 2014
They would rule out freezing the muffins and then microwaving them later
Other way around — with foil cupcake liners you can't microwave them, but with paper ones you can.
But what kind of heathen microwaves baked goods anyway? Textural ick!
posted by Lexica at 7:45 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
Other way around — with foil cupcake liners you can't microwave them, but with paper ones you can.
But what kind of heathen microwaves baked goods anyway? Textural ick!
posted by Lexica at 7:45 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
On a related note, I once made enormous cupcakes using coffee filters when I realized I didn't have cupcake liners. They actually held up okay. I would imagine actual cupcake liner-liners would be fine.
posted by daisystomper at 8:06 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by daisystomper at 8:06 PM on November 17, 2014
I may have also improvised muffin papers from aluminum foil once. I really hate cleaning batter off my muffin tin.
posted by town of cats at 8:27 PM on November 17, 2014
posted by town of cats at 8:27 PM on November 17, 2014
As I've gotten older and more frustrated with consumable/disposable products, I've just started greasing muffin tins instead of using muffin liners and this has generally worked out fine. Especially when I use baking spray.
posted by needs more cowbell at 11:09 PM on November 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by needs more cowbell at 11:09 PM on November 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
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posted by mollymayhem at 5:19 PM on November 17, 2014