I have what is probably a really dumb question...........since sometimes my caramel/pecan mixture doesn't come out of the pan cleanly on occasion, I was wondering if I can put parchment paper on the bottom of the greased pan before I put the caramel and nuts in. Or is the caramel mix too hot and would "burn" the paper?? I also have a Silpat.........would that work?
Thanks.
Parchment paper is totally fine. It starts getting dark and brittle above 200°C (at least mine does), but caramel never reaches that temperature (dark caramel is around 160-170°C).
Silpat is also fine.
I would grease/butter the parchment paper as well
Works fine. I used to do it all the time at my bakery before realizing I could do without.
Like the first commenter said, paper doesn’t burn til 451 F, and I doubt even your oven is that hot for the rolls.
I I used the parchement paper and yes, I did grease it. I think I will do that from now on when I do those rolls. There was no sticking of the bottom caramel/nuts so the rolls all had "enough" when I took them out of the pan. For once I did not have to try and "re-arrange" the globs from the pan bottom onto the rolls.
I might try a baking mat next time to see which I prefer.
Thanks, everyone.