Do you have to grease baking cups before making cupcakes or muffins?
Yup. Or use those fluted paper cups.
I use Pam. works ok. but I’m no expert. For cupcakes I’d use the paper fluted things. for muffins I’d grease and not use them.
I have always heard to make them bigger that you only grease the bottom of the muffin pan. That’s what I do and then carefully unstick the sides with a butter knife.
Use the paper cups. Saves a world of trouble.
Don’t use paper cups. Paper may be processed with god-knows-what, particularly dioxin, IIRC. Also, you’re left with a yucky paper glob when done with the cupcake/ muffin.
I recommend a squirt of PAM. Simple and effective.
Baker checking in. We grease the cups, well actually I spray them with a food grade pan spray. At the cafe the papers would be an unneeded mess and expense.
Chiming in with the squirt of Pam.
The nice added benefit is that you end up with a nice crust all around your muffin.
Mmm… Muffins.