Had to pick between parchment paper or greasing the pan for my first babka

I went with parchment and the bottom came out perfect but the sides stuck so bad I had to chisel it out, has anyone tried a different method for those tall loaves?

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2 Comments

hannah2408d ago

Oh man, I gotta disagree there. Parchment paper is basically a cheat code for baking, but it doesn't mean you can skip greasing the sides. You kinda need both for tall loaves. Butter or spray the pan, then line it with parchment and butter the paper too. That way nothing sticks, not even the sides. It's a little extra work but saves you from chiseling a babka out like you're digging for fossils. How else are you gonna get that nice golden crust all around?

wendyc538d ago

Wait, wait wait. Hannah240, you seriously butter or spray the parchment paper too? I've been doing this whole baking thing for years and it never once crossed my mind to grease the parchment. Mind officially blown. I just thought it was non-stick by default or something (oops). I'm definitely trying the double butter method next time because chiseling babka out of a pan is genuinely one of the most frustrating things in the kitchen.