Best thing to grease bun tins

[bryony77]

Just made some mince pies and, despite copious greasing of tins, most have stuck and those that haven't look pretty ropey.

My mum used to turn out dozens - quick whip round with knife to loosen and out they popped. It can't be the tins because I've inherited hers, so where am I going wrong? What should I use to grease them with???

What were you using? Lard is the best for non-stickability, despite general grossness - I tend to use butter but there is a higher risk of sticking with it.

I use Cake Release from Lakeland.

You could also use fairy cake liners.

were the tins once non stick, and now... just stick??

I ususally just use melted butter. you could paint with butter then sprinkle with flour...

have heard cake release is amazing too. You can get a white veg fat version of lard - atora or white flora, so you could use that too!

oh another point - did you roll your pastry too thin/not seal the lids on with milk and did the mincemeat leak out? That will always cause them to stick as well IME I believe.

thanks. Was using block stork rather than proper butter. Also pastry may be a bit too thin. Will try again tomorrow.

oh yeah - thats definitely a sticking risk - leaking mincemeat!