Baking
How to line a baking pan with parchment
Cover the bottom (and sometimes sides) of a pan with parchment or foil so food doesn't stick and lifts out easily.
Step by step
- For a sheet pan, tear parchment the size of the pan and lay it flat.
- For a round cake pan, trace the bottom on parchment, cut the circle out and press it in.
- For brownies and bars, leave two long sides hanging over to make handles (a "sling").
- A little grease under the paper holds it in place.
How you know it's done
The paper lies flat with no folds where the batter could run under it.
Common mistakes
- Using wax paper in the oven, which smokes and sticks.
- Parchment under the broiler, where it can catch fire.
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