Help me find this pan!
November 30, 2022 11:38 AM   Subscribe

A long time ago I had a pan that I used for jam tarts. It had six or twelve depressions that were VERY shallow and each probably 3 inches wide, which each had a small flat bottom and (relatively) long sloping smooth sides. The tart cases it produced were nearly but not quite flat disks that held only about a tablespoon of jam or lemon curd despite their diameter.

I cannot now find a pan like this anywhere, although I'm certain that at one time they were readily available! I need help to either find the pan in question or at least to narrow down my search terms, since "tart pan" and "tartlet pan" bring up either the french style with fluted edges or egg tart tins which are too deep. The pan I have in mind is probably British or American, and really not suitable for any other purpose. Modern mince pie pans are also too deep and for some reason have rounded bottoms which isn't what I need.

Please help me to locate this now-obscure baking pan!
posted by cali to Shopping (13 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
This sounds a bit like a muffin-top pan - will this work?
posted by jquinby at 11:40 AM on November 30, 2022 [1 favorite]


Or maybe a whoopie pie pan?
posted by OrangeDisk at 11:42 AM on November 30, 2022


Yorkshire pudding tray?
posted by pairofshades at 11:42 AM on November 30, 2022


Swedish pancake pan?
posted by gregr at 11:53 AM on November 30, 2022


That sounds to me like one of these, which Lakeland call a 'Shallow Bun Tin'. They're used for making fairy cakes and are smaller and shallower than a muffin tin. I've always bought mine in shops so I just buy the thing that looks right rather than searching online.

Lakeland have a wide range of baking supplies so if it's not that, then you might find what you're looking for by browsing their site.
posted by plonkee at 12:26 PM on November 30, 2022 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: Thanks for the answers so far but unfortunately all your suggestions have a wide flat bottom and short steep lip, while what I'm hoping to find has a small flat bottom (maybe the size of a US quarter) and wide very gradually sloping sides. Keep the suggestions coming though!
posted by cali at 1:27 PM on November 30, 2022


Best answer: Like any of these?
Wilton Non-Stick Mini Tart Pan, 12-Cavity
Fox Run Ribbed Tart Pan, 12-Cup, Preferred Non-Stick
KitchenCraft Mince Pie Tray Crusty Bake KCMCCB29

These are my tartlet shell pans and are 12"x7"; my mom deaccessioned them.
posted by jocelmeow at 1:34 PM on November 30, 2022 [6 favorites]


Wilton Mini Tart Pan (might be a bit deeper than you're hoping for but definitely tart-shaped)
Williams Sonoma mini tart pan--too wide but more shallow
posted by assenav at 1:34 PM on November 30, 2022


Response by poster: The shape of the KitchenCraft pan is the closest so far, it's possible that I'm mis-remembering the slope and depth of my old pan but in my mind it's even more shallow than that
posted by cali at 1:49 PM on November 30, 2022


Response by poster: Scratch that, in reading the reviews it's only 1/2 inch deep! I think this one will work, thanks so much for your help!
posted by cali at 1:53 PM on November 30, 2022 [3 favorites]




Ebelskiver iron or a Madeline pan or a takoyaki pan or a silver dollar pancake pan or a plett pan are all of the names of pans like this that sound rightish.

The last two are the only ones with flat bottoms
posted by Acari at 4:51 PM on November 30, 2022


I have both the KitchenCraft on linked above as well as this one for making jam tarts & mince pies:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FLT7LM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This one holds slightly less filling than the KitchenCraft one, but the bottoms are not flat. Happy to share pics side-by-side with something to scale if that would help.
posted by Westringia F. at 5:05 AM on December 4, 2022


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