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4 Ways to Grease a Baking Pan Without Spray
Do you ever realize how absent minded you are when you're baking? You know that feeling. When you're almost done and your oven is preheated to perfection, then you reach for your handy Pam spray to grease your baking pan and it's not there. This happens to me all the time. I wish I was kidding─it's happened like 5 times in a row this week alone.
Now, when this happens to me I do not have the time to run to the store to buy Pam. So, I just make do with other ways to grease my baking pan (or just pray that nonstick really is nonstick). Because cooking sprays aren't really good for you in general. Plus I'm a college kid on a budget.Shortening
#SpoonTip: Put some flour on top of the shortening and you have a perfect non-stick surface for a cake.
Butter
#SpoonTip: Use a bit of cocoa powder mixed in with the flour if you're making brownies. Keeps the edges brown.
Vegetable Oil
Most commercial baking sprays are made with vegetable oil, which makes this a no brainer when it comes to using this as a replacement to grease your pans. All you have to do is pour some of your vegetable oil on a paper towel and rub it along the sides of the pan in order to make sure the whole thing is coated.
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Now get baking. It'll make you feel better.