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. : ))