Can you make donuts in this pan? I realize they make actual donut pans,but was hoping this would be double duty.
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Why not, they would be donut sticks. The pan is great just grease well for easy release of whatever your cooking
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Spray pan very lightly with vegetable spray & donuts will come right out of the pan after cooling slightly - good luck
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Can you cook on these ? They are for a play kitchen they are tiny ...I'm giving them to my son for Christmas and I don't think we will be doing any real cooking with them . They do feel like a regular pan you might be able to get away with it ;)
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Makes great fries, fried chicken and chickenfried steak. I don't know about donuts, but I don't see why not.
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I really think it's too small for donuts while the smallest one could be used for donut holes the larger one is too small. I really think a separate donut cutter would work better and faster for you.
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I love the cake pan and I'm quite an accomplished baker - but I don't like cakes you can't really cut without disastrous results! So my answer is simple - make 2 use both if you need them or throw one in the freezer. Remember not to fill it more than 1/2 way full. I use it every Thanksgiving for corn bread!
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I just started making Pizza's in the oven. I have made 12''. It looks like you can make 2 at the same time.I really like the oven.
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You can but the coating comes off and the pan bends because it is so thin. This is a terrible pan. Its too thin and the coating came off after one use. It certainly is not worth the $19.99 I paid. In fact I have donated the pan, refuse to use again. Sorry I could not be more positive.
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I also made cheesecakes in mine. I have a recipe that fills a 9" pan. Using 1/4 of the ingredients gave me enough to make 2 of this size.
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The doughnuts from a Bella Cucina donut maker are tiny...maybe two inches in diameter at most AND I never did get a good batch from it and sold it in my garage sale!
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With one pan you would have to bake twice. Having the two pan is quicker by baking once.
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I saw Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa make 'baked doughnuts' in a pan like this; after they finished baking, she turned them out when baked and used the Underside, the part that sits on the counter, as the TOP, or good side, of her final donut presentation. She put some cinnamon sugar in a plate and dipped the 'underside' of the donut in melted butter, dipped it into the sugar, and that was it. They looked great.
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I bought this as a gift for my Friend. However, I do not have experience baking in this cake pan. My Friend says her cakes come out fine. If it were me, I would probably still cut out a piece of parchment paper the size of the bottom. In the old days with regular aluminum cake pans, people would cut a piece of wax paper and put it at the bottom. So, I don't know what else to tell you other than perhaps go back to the greasing pan and then flour method. I wouldn't grease it heavy though. I wish I could be more helpful.
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Having only used the pan with a 'donut' recipe, I can't say for certain. However, I would think if you don't overfill the cavity it should work. It is really just like any other 'cake' pan, except for the shape. That being said, possibly the cake batter is lighter or airier and the 'donut' could break apart. Sorry, I'm not much help!
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I was told that I need to put this in a cold oven and then preheat the oven. I was told to never put this in a hot oven?I was told it would crack. I find that hard to believe because I know Emile Henry makes glazed pots that you can put in a preheated oven.If you have one of these, can you fix the pizza on this pan, then place the pan directly into a 400degrees oven? or hotter? Thank youSorry I posted this as a response - I meant to post as a new question ...
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Just fill and bake no top pan necessary. The donuts come out mostly rounded on top, if the pan is overfilled the donuts turn out somewhat flat on top.
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Hi Brian, Yes you can make brownies in the bigger pan! (I suppose I should update my review) I use 2 boxed mixes instead of one and I love to add things into mine, so I threw in a cup of pecans and a cup of dark chocolate chips. They turned out just as good as in the Brownie Edge Pan, but much bigger. One thing to make note of is the cooking time. I added about 10-15 on to the standard cooking time and this worked well. Obviously everyone's ovens are different so I suggest keeping an eye on it. If you're not sure, use the toothpick method. (Although I like my brownies very chewy/fudgy so I consider them done when the toothpick come out "almost" clean.) It is a great pan, so if you decided to buy it I'm sure you'll come up with many different ways to use it.