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If you bake a lot, then this Miracle Pan Release recipe is a must-have item in your pantry! It’s so much cheaper than using cooking spray, and it works better with no chemical fumes! It does not leave the icky weird, black residue on the edges of your pans like cooking spray and it makes clean up a breeze!
To be honest, I have never been a fan of cooking spray. Although I often list that as an option in the recipes I share, I usually do it the old-fashioned way. I coat my bakeware with shortening/butter, or line it with parchment paper. Most of the time, I use my trusty Silpat. Don’t get me wrong, I have used cooking spray in the past – and I’m not knocking you if you use it! Personally, I try to stay away from it now. I hate the residue it leaves on my pots/pans and bakeware – and let’s be honest, it can be hard as heck to get off of your stuff. I have had to trash countless baking pans because of using cooking spray on them. Remember I said I’m a cheap-o?! I hate wasting money like that!
Growing up, I remember my mom greasing and flouring pans to bake with – and for a long time, I did this too. When a friend told me about her miracle pan release, I was sold, and I have never looked back!
An easy alternative to cooking spray
Seriously, this stuff is amazing. Nothing sticks! It’s easy to keep on hand with stuff you probably already have in your pantry (only three ingredients!) – and you can easily make more or less just by remembering to keep the proportions equal! In the recipe I share, I used a half of a cup of each ingredient – which fills a half-pint sized mason jar. If you don’t bake as much, you may only want to use a quarter of a cup of each ingredient.
I use this stuff for all of my cakes and I love how easy it makes everything! The cakes literally just slide right out of the pan – making cleaning them easy too! The best part? I’m not throwing away my bakeware and having to replace it because of all of the built-up gunk from cooking spray!
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Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients with a hand mixer until the mixture slightly increases in volume and the mixture looks smooth and creamy.
- Place in a covered container and store on counter top or in the pantry.
To use:
- Use a pastry brush, clean paper towel or clean fingers to coat the inside of baking pans before baking. Use within 3-4 months or store in refrigerator for longer use.
Video
Notes
- You can easily adjust this to make larger or smaller batches! Use the same measure for all three ingredients to increase or decrease amounts.
- Example measure if you need less – 1 Tablespoon each all-purpose flour, vegetable shortening, and vegetable oil.
- Example measure if you need more – 1 cup each all-purpose flour, vegetable shortening, and vegetable oil.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Does this Pan release work for bread baking too.. can it be used to grease bread pan before baking too?
This recipe is typically used anywhere you are told to grease and flour your baking pan. This would work well on bread pans!
Can you use Canola oil if you don’t have vegetable oil on hand?
Yes!
Hi ! Thanks for the recipe. Do you think I can use it for cooper molds ? I want to make canneles…thanks for your response
I have never tried that but I think it will be ok.
This is wonderful ? I’ll never use anything else. I made mine with rapeseed oil which 8s all I had and it was fine. Thank you ?
I can’t wait to try this I make so many cakes and no matter how many times you clean your pans it gets harder to get they really clean. I have my grandmother’s pans they cook so even but have to be careful not to scratch them. So hopefully this works on them
This stuff is amazing.
Can you use butter flavor shortening?
Yes.
I have two fancy tube pans and love making pound cakes in them but since I don’t use either on a regular basis, they have begun to stick. Can I use this in all the cracks and crevices and get a clean cake out of it. Pound cake usually has to be baked about an hour or more.
Hi Betty! Thanks for your question!
I use this Miracle Pan Release often whenever I make pound cakes and they always release completely! Please give it a try and feel free to come back and let me know how it went!
I’m thinking this would make a good food-related Christmas gift for the women in my cooking club. What do you think?
Absolutely! I think this is so much better than those icky sprays – and everyone who tries it seems to agree!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing! Wish I had seen it before I made a hot milk cake a couple of days ago that stuck to my pans!