You all probably know this, but I'd never heard it.
Raise level of cooling rack by placing it on four inverted teacups. I
tried it last night and my blueberry muffins cooled faster and had a
nice crust.

I also attribute the crust to the oven thermo I finally bought. My
oven was beeping as preheated and it was a good fifty degrees below
the setting. I shall now take that beep as just a five minute
warning.

I also went back to the muffin tins which are NOT the non-stick. It
soaked all night in the sink, but I've decided ease of cleanup is
sometimes not worth it for the final cooked product. I think the
nonstick pan is Goodwill bound.

"Kalmia" wrote in message
...

You all probably know this, but I'd never heard it.
Raise level of cooling rack by placing it on four inverted teacups. I
tried it last night and my blueberry muffins cooled faster and had a
nice crust.

Nope, not everyone knew this! Sounds like a clever idea.

Felice

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:21:24 -0500, "Felice"
wrote:


"Kalmia" wrote in message
...

You all probably know this, but I'd never heard it.
Raise level of cooling rack by placing it on four inverted teacups. I
tried it last night and my blueberry muffins cooled faster and had a
nice crust.

Nope, not everyone knew this! Sounds like a clever idea.

Felice

What's so clever about tea cups...
works just as well with rocks glasses.

"Kalmia" wrote in message
...
You all probably know this, but I'd never heard it.
Raise level of cooling rack by placing it on four inverted teacups. I
tried it last night and my blueberry muffins cooled faster and had a
nice crust.

I also attribute the crust to the oven thermo I finally bought. My
oven was beeping as preheated and it was a good fifty degrees below
the setting. I shall now take that beep as just a five minute
warning.

I also went back to the muffin tins which are NOT the non-stick. It
soaked all night in the sink, but I've decided ease of cleanup is
sometimes not worth it for the final cooked product. I think the
nonstick pan is Goodwill bound.


Who cools blueberry muffins? Eat them hot right out of the oven!

Ms P

Ms P wrote:
I also went back to the muffin tins which are NOT the non-stick. It
soaked all night in the sink, but I've decided ease of cleanup is
sometimes not worth it for the final cooked product. I think the
nonstick pan is Goodwill bound.


Who cools blueberry muffins? Eat them hot right out of the oven!


I cool them a bit. They are good while they are still warm, but not when
piping hot, IMO. Besides, I find it easier to remove them from the pan
if they have cooled for a few minutes.

Kalmia wrote:
*I also attribute the crust to the oven thermo I finally bought.

Yup. I used an oven thermometer for years to good effect. Now I have
an oven that (gasp!) has an accurate thermometer. All baking recipes
inherited from my grandmother need almost 100 degree F corrections,
her oven was that far off!

I also went back to the muffin tins which are NOT the non-stick.

I don't bake in anything non-stick. Especially not those flexible
silicone forms; to me they give the food an offensive bitter taste.
Non-stick baking seems to be pretty much a fantasy; for good results
you still have to grease and flour the form.

Parchment paper is the original non-stick trick, and it still works
perfectly every time.

Pologirl

On Nov 3, 4:13*pm, Pologirl wrote:

Non-stick baking seems to be pretty much a fantasy; *for good results
you still have to grease and flour the form.

I agree.


Parchment paper is the original non-stick trick, and it still works
perfectly every time.


Some long, dull, rainy night I shall have to cut little parchment
rounds for muffin tin liners. : ))