How to use Baking Mat?

How to use Baking Mat?

Oct 24, 2022

Baking Mat: It can be used as a workbench for dough such as cookies, pizza, bread, etc. The traditional wooden chopping board is easy to breed bacteria, and the silicone pad is not only easy to clean and maintain, but also has a good anti-stick effect. There are scales around it, and the size of a pizza round in the center. Customized, it is worth mentioning that the standard silicone pad can also withstand high temperatures of 220 ° C.

Because it is what you eat in your mouth, the most basic requirement for baking silicone mats is to use food-grade silicone. In addition to simple mats, some will have various colors and shapes. pattern.

In order to improve practicality and versatility, some silicone pads also have scales and sizes to assist in situations that may be encountered during the baking process. Baking silicone mats generally have the characteristics of small size, light weight, high temperature resistance, good anti-skid performance and easy cleaning. It is a very convenient and practical tool when baking.

How to use Baking Mat:
1. Anti-skid and anti-stick. When rolling or kneading the dough, the use of silicone pads can prevent slippage and prevent sticking physically. Using as little dry flour as possible can keep the dough more hydrated.

2. Use as a scale meter. Many baking silicone mats have scales and sizes, which can be operated on the silicone mat to make it as convenient as possible to roll out the size and size of the dough you need, especially the pizza crust. Using the size circle to help shape the shape has a very good effect.

3. It can be baked in the oven, it is not sticky physically, and it is easy to demould. When making macarons, the special macaron silicone pad can dry the macarons and bake them together at high temperature in the oven, which is not only convenient, but also can be used repeatedly, saving resources.

To sum up, baking  mats are very practical and durable tools in baking.