How to bake a cake in a silicone baking dish

If you want to bake a cake in silicone mold, that will helps you save time and make your work easy. Silicone dish in this post means silicone baking dish – utensils designed for the preparation of muffins, muffins, pies, Easter cakes, cookies, bread, and other flour products. Its characteristic feature is good thermal conductivity and non-stick coating. She, like other dishes, has its drawbacks, which can only be avoided with proper use.

• 1 How to use silicone baking dish
  • 1.1 Do I need to grease before baking
  • 1.2 What to put in the oven
  • 1.3 How to grease the bottom and walls of a baking dish if there is no oil
• 2 How to bake in a silicone baking dish in the oven
  • 2.1 Gas oven
  • 2.2 Electric oven
• 3 Is baking silicone harmful?
• 4 How to choose a silicone baking dish
  • 4.1 For cupcakes
  • 4.2 For cakes
  • 4.3 For cookies
  • 4.4 For early risers
  • 4.5 For baking bread
• 5 Rating of Silicone Bakeware

How to use silicone baking dish

All silicone baking dishes are different in shape, size, practicality, and convenience. Their main advantage is the ease of care and use, food does not stick to them, and the dessert is easy to remove, retaining its shape. In order for it to serve for a long time and maintain service life, you need to follow some rules of use:

1. Wash dishes after each use. Otherwise, the remnants of food will stick to its walls and dry out. In the future, getting rid of them will be more difficult.
2. Clean only with soft sponges. It is forbidden to use hard brushes, they will damage the entire surface.
3. It is easy to remove small cupcakes from the dish by turning it down and lightly pressing on the bottom. Pies are easy to take out using wooden spatulas. But to pick it up with sharp metal objects, it will damage the baking dishes.

Be sure to thoroughly wash it with detergent after purchase. This measure is necessary to remove the chemical layer from the surface that may have been deposited during the dish-making process.

Do I need to grease before baking?

It is not necessary to specially lubricate the silicone baking dish. Its inner surface is protected by a non-stick layer. But if the material from which the dishes are made is of low quality, then you need to lubricate it if the dough burns. But, you can lubricate the dish only with vegetable oil or butter, which has no smell.

Culinary experts recommend processing the dish before preparing the dessert and when it is used for the first time after purchase. A fatty product “activates” the non-stick property. It will also need to be lubricated every time if it is processed in a dishwasher with the addition of detergents.

What to put in the oven

Many housewives make the mistake of baking cupcakes or a pie in a silicone baking dish in the oven – they put it directly on the grate. This cannot be done, since the material after the first application will be severely deformed and in the future will become unsuitable for creating culinary delights.

Silicone baking dishes must be placed on a glass or ceramic tray or baking sheet. Dishes with large sides can be placed in a saucepan or deep frying pan. But, it is worth considering that its edges do not adjoin it to prevent melting.

How to grease the bottom and walls of a baking dish if there is no oil

As a standard, you can grease any baking dish with butter or vegetable oil. But if he was not at home, then there may be several alternative options:

• flour;
• semolina;
• cocoa powder;
• margarine;
• lard.

Bulk products should be carefully distributed in a thin layer over the entire bottom. Baking will not only not burn, but will also acquire a beautiful appearance. A small piece of margarine or lard should be lightly greased on the bottom and edges of the dish. At home, you can prepare a special mixture for lubricating dishes intended for baking by mixing butter, flour and lard in equal amounts. According to experienced chefs, it is ideal, it contributes to the easy separation of baking from the silicone baking dish.

How to bake in a silicone baking dish in the oven

To bake a delicious, fragrant and beautiful dessert for the whole family and guests, you need to be able to handle silicone baking dishes correctly. This process consists of several steps, you need:

1. Set the temperature regime in the range from 170 to 220 degrees, depending on the culinary recipe. At temperatures above 220 degrees, the oven is not recommended, the shape can quickly deform. The oven must be preheated before the baked goods are cooked.
2. Before use, rinse the dishes with warm water, wipe dry. Arrange on a substrate and only then fill with dough.
3. Put the substrate with silicone baking dishes into the oven for the required time and close the oven door. During cooking, it is not recommended to open it, if cold air enters the equipment, the dough will rise worse.
4. After cooking is complete, remove the substrate and put it on the table to cool. Only after the silicone has completely cooled down, you can remove the pastries from it.

After cooking, rinse the dishes with warm water and dry thoroughly with a kitchen towel. When cooking, it should be taken into account that the silicone material has good thermal conductivity, so cooking will be completed 18-20% faster than when cooking in a metal baking dish. It is worth considering the equipment in which cooking is carried out – gas or electric.

gas oven

A feature of the gas oven is the uneven distribution of heat. The heat is supplied from below, so the bottom of the dish comes to readiness faster than the top. It is recommended to put the dishes on the top position. Silicone must be on a substrate or baking sheet, since the material may begin to melt from direct exposure to fire, it is necessary to place it away from the walls, the top and any heating elements.

electric oven

In an electric oven, it is easier to cook in silicone baking dishes, since the heating process occurs evenly in it. Therefore, the substrate or tray is recommended to be placed in the middle position. Many modern stoves have a “grill” cooking mode with maximum heating. It is impossible to cook it in such dishes.

Is baking silicone harmful?

For housewives, it is important not only that the dish turns out tasty and beautiful, but also that it is healthy. It is believed that the form of silicone contains a lot of dyes and chemicals that, when exposed to high temperatures, penetrate food and cause a negative reaction to the body. This is indeed possible in the following cases:

• when cooking dishes in dishes made of cheap material, for example, from “technical” silicone;
• in case of non-compliance with temperature regimes.

Safe for the body is only those dishes that are made of “medical” or “food” silicone. Even with strong heating, it does not emit harmful substances into the environment. Therefore, in it you can safely cook meals for the whole family, without fear for the harmful effects.

How to choose a silicone baking dish

The first thing you should pay attention to when buying utensils is what material it is made of. It is worth examining the product, it should not emit an unpleasant odor. It is better if the silicone mold manufacturer is from the USA or Japan. ( and some famous China manufacturers). You can make a simple test by slightly bending the dishes. If a white spot does not appear at the fold, this indicates a good quality of the material. It is worth looking at its color, the more neutral it is, the fewer dyes were used in the manufacture. It is also worth choosing a dish, depending on what will be cooked in it – muffins, cakes, cookies, larks or bread.

For cupcakes

Molds designed for cupcakes or muffins have a perfectly flat bottom, with a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. The walls can be either perfectly flat or corrugated. The total height is up to 9 centimeters. Such dishes are produced in two types:

• a flat uniform form on which 6, 8, 10 or 12 cells are formed;
• separate small dishes for each culinary delight.

The flat form is easy to use since all the elements are in one bundle. A housewife may not worry that they will turn over during cooking. In addition, there are also large forms designed for large cupcakes or Easter cakes. In appearance, they are shaped like a small buckets. The diameter of the bottom is from 10 to 17 centimeters, the height can be different.

For cakes

Silicone cake utensils can be either a standard round or rectangular shape, or in the form of a heart, star, fish, rhombus, both with a flat bottom and with recesses to create a pattern that will be formed on the top of the finished cake. It is recommended that the dishes be protected by an additional non-stick layer, due to which it will be easier to get the finished product, it will be enough to turn the mold over and carefully remove it from the biscuit.

For cookies

There are silicone dishes for making cookies, but only those that do not require rolling. Accordingly, you can only make a magnificent flour product, including cookies, muffins, baskets or gingerbread. They can be produced in any form and different sizes, in a separate form or on one sheet with several cells.

For early risers

It is important for mothers to prepare a dessert that will be not only tasty and healthy but also beautiful. Silicone dishes in the form of larks or other interesting birds are often found on sale. Simply pour batter into them and bake for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. It is not necessary to additionally lubricate the mold, the finished cookies will perfectly lag behind its walls without this.

For baking bread

The dishes for making bread look standard – it has a rectangular or oval shape with a strictly flat bottom and walls. In rare cases, corrugated dishes can be found. Its length can be different, the largest reaches 50 centimeters, which is intended for cooking baguettes.

Rating of silicone baking dish

It is not recommended to buy dishes at a lower price, you can only guess what quality they are. When chilled or heated, it can smell like rubber and release harmful substances, which automatically makes the dish tasteless and unhealthy. In total, there are several manufacturers that produce high-quality products:

• “Marmiton”, China;
• Atlantis, China;
• Tescoma, Czech Republic;
• Oursson, Switzerland;
• Fissman, Denmark;
• Lekue, Spain;
• “Regent”, Italy
• Silikomart, Italy.
• Wilton, USA

All these manufacturers can be called proven, their products are certified, made from high-quality food materials that are safe for health. They are used for the preparation of culinary delights in confectionery factories and received a lot of positive feedback. These silicone molds are always in good packages. Depending on the size, shape, brand, and material, the cost of dishes can be from $3.6 to $60.

Silicone mold is the best helper in the kitchen for a woman. But in order for it to live up to expectations and allow you to cook beautiful and tasty culinary delights, you need to choose it correctly and cook in it. Considering all the nuances of this material.