I used lots of melted butter in the pan and heated it for 5 minutes until it was sizzling , but they really stuck. ! What did I do wrong?

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I used lots of melted butter in the pan and heated it for 5 minutes until it was sizzling , but they really stuck.  !  What did I do wrong?

Sp · Answer

Yes I put way more butter in the tin too.  There was too much batter for one muffin tin, so I had to make a second batch.  I put tiny Guittard chocolate chips in that one.  They still stuck, but they tasted much better!  They looked like little cow patties without their bottoms.  Interesting though, I made muffins in the same tin last week and they stuck too, even though I greased them well.  So I bought one of those tins with the removable bottoms and will try that.

Lori T. · Answer

I don't know that you did anything wrong.  My daughter tried making these a year ago, and I must say I wasn't very impressed with the results.  She did make one change, at my insistence, though.  The amount of melted butter the recipe calls for amounts to 2 tablespoons of melted butter divided between 12 muffin cups.  That's not anywhere close to enough to prevent sticking, unless you have a really new non-stick pan, and even then I have my doubts.  When I make popovers of the ordinary sort, I put at least a full teaspoon of butter (or other fat) in each cup.  This recipe would use about 1/6 tablespoon in each, and I hardly think that's enough to do the trick.   The results, even when they did come out cleanly, were not spectacular enough to warrant a repeat effort.

I used lots of melted butter in the pan and heated it for 5 minutes until it was sizzling , but they really stuck. ! What did I do wrong?

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