Loaf Tin 2lb or 1lb?

[Babysbreath]

I've got a recipe that requires a 2lb loaf tin. I've got a tin but not sure what size it is, the dimensions are:

8 1/2" length
4 1/4" width
2 1/2" depth

So would this be a 2lb or 1lb loaf tin?

Doesn't sound as if it's deep enough for a 2lb tin. Seems a bit too wide, and not deep enough, to me.

Can you find it on the internet and see how it's described?

Don't forget, dough has to roughly double in size after you've put it in the tin before baking.

I have old-fashioned tin ones, with very sharp corners that are quite deep and shallower non-stick ones, including silicone ones. The deeper ones are much better, and avoid that mushroom shape where the dough sort of balloons out when it reaches the top. Also with the silicone ones, they sort of belly out in the middle - a bit like () rather than having straight sides.

I have now just filled my tin with one litre of water. Is anyone able to let me know if that is a 1lb or 2 lb tin?

2lb :)

Thank you, I'll go ahead and make this recipe. Wish me luck!

Interesting that your pan only took a litre of water as the dimensions you gave indicate that it should have taken just under 1.5 litres. It is definitely a standard 2lb pan.

To avoid the mushroom effect when baking your bread, pop it in the oven before it rises over the edge. So long as the oven is really hot, it will still rise well. My loaf pan is 3" deep, but I regularly produce loaves that are 5.5" deep (except last night when I was glued to the TV and left it proving rather a long time).