For a round cake tin, cut a circle of parchment paper for the bottom of the tray, and then grease or butter the sides of the tin like you normally would. To keep the parchment paper itself from slipping, spray just a little bit of cooking spray or add some grease to the corners. This will make the parchment paper stick to the sheet or tray, and it won’t move when you start adding batter or cookies to it. [2] X Research source
For extra help containing those sprinkles, lay the parchment paper on a baking sheet that has an edge around it. That way the sprinkles will stay on the parchment paper and in the baking sheet, no matter what.
The parchment paper distributes the heat to the cookies more evenly, keeps the bottoms from burning, and prevents the cookies from spreading too wide as they bake.
When the muffins are done baking, you should be able to turn them out easily onto a clean linen towel and peel the parchment off of the bottoms of the muffins.
You won’t get any pretty designs in your frosting from the parchment paper pastry bag, but it’ll allow you to frost and decorate baked goods when you find yourself without a real pastry bag.
Aluminum pans can make acidic fruits taste really bitter, and the acid from the fruits could also react with the pan, causing damage. Some vegetables cook better with aluminum foil rather than parchment paper: potatoes, beets, corn, and cauliflower get softer in aluminum foil than they would if cooked on parchment paper. [8] X Research source
If you’re roasting an entire chicken or turkey, use aluminum foil rather than parchment paper. The foil will keep that quantity of meat more moist than parchment paper would.
This is an especially great method to use when cooking fish that still has its skin on.
You can use this same method for rolling out slice-and-bake cookie dough.
The parchment can come up over the veggies, or it can just create walls around the ingredients. Either way, you should get steamed veggies and have very little left to clean up.
This also makes it a lot easier to cut the casserole. Just do it on top of the parchment paper, and then throw it out or compost it once you’re done.
