Saturday, January 30, 2010

Silicone Liners - A Sucess!


















For Christmas, Bryan gave me a set of Calphalon silicone cupcake liners. This morning, I put them to the test. I decided to make apple cinnamon muffins for breakfast. (From a mix... I know...)

Whenever I use my muffin pan without any cupcake liners (usually for muffins), the Pam spray leaves a sticky residue on the pan, even after sending it through the heavy cycle in the dishwasher. I was getting ready to spray the pan this morning and dreading the outcome when I remembered I had the silicone liners in the cabinet. The directions on the box of liners did say to spray them with Pam, but at least they protected my pan. The muffins baked up beautifully and quickly, and they slid right out of the liners! (Although I left mine in the liner until I ate them because I thought they were pretty cute..) Overall, I would say they're a hit. The silicone is dishwasher safe, oven safe, and refrigerator safe. The only thing left to see is how they will clean up in the dishwasher.

Oh yeah, the muffins were pretty delicious too! :)
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Holly Hobby?


A few days ago, I came to the realization that I do, in fact, have a hobby. For as long as I can remember, I would get interested in a new activity, buy all the fun equipment, and passionately pursue said activity for, oh, a couple of months at best. Then I would lose interest. Tennis, step aerobics, scrapbooking... While I have enjoyed all of these, none of them held my interest for the long term. I've been searching for the one thing that I will continue to enjoy year after year, something that would be part of me. Then I realized the other day that I had found that activity.... several years ago.... and just never realized it.

I've enjoyed baking ever since I moved out of my parents' house and had my own kitchen. It started off with a love of making cookies. Over the years, I have amassed quite a collection of kitchen tools and utensils. And I've branched out beyond just baking cookies. Muffins, cupcakes, breads, and cookies all excite me these days. (Cakes, however, are still a bit frightening.) Some people bake because they have to, but not me - I bake because I want to.

I enjoy sharing my tasty treats just as much as I enjoy making them. I like watching people enjoy eating my creations, and lately I've had fun posting them online for others to see. Thus the creation of this blog - a place for me to keep track of all my fun baking endeavors. I hope people out there will get just as much enjoyment out of following my baking journey as I will in the undertaking.
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