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How to remove bread sticking to bottom of pan?

18 years ago

It is a basic white French yeast bread. I sprayed Pam and dusted with flour before baking. I tried reheating both in the oven and on the burner. I tried melting slivers of butter down the sides. I tried a cold cloth on the bottom. I can't get the bread out of the pan. And of course I went around the sides with a thin knife. It is still sticking.

I would like to serve it with dinner tonight. Any suggestions?

Clare

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Comments (8)

User
18 years ago
How about whacking the bottom with a rubber mallet.

I think you have to decide if you want to ruin the bread or the bread pans.
lucyny
18 years ago
Seems you've tried everything that I would. Think I might try freezing for about 15-20 min. Just a suggestion that might work....
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caflowerluver
Original Author
18 years ago
momj47 - Thanks for the tip. I too thought about hitting it, but it is an expensive enameled cast iron round pan which I would like to keep intact.
Clare
caflowerluver
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18 years ago
I got it out with a hamburger spatula that you use on the grill. I could get underneath the bread with that. It was stuck in 2 places opposite each other. When they were loose the whole thing fell out intact. Hurray!
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vacuumfreak
18 years ago
That sucks. I've ruined two loaves of bread because the bottoms got stuck to the loaf pan. I ended up having to "dig" them out and eat ugly bread! :o( I never use PAM anymore. Now I grease most pans with butter or use parchment paper. However, I have had the parchment paper get crispy and burn at a certain temperature. Have you used the same pan before with different results? Good luck with it! Please report back what happened!
lindac
18 years ago
I would sacrifice the bread....pull out what you can and soak the rest out...
In the future...don't grease the pan....just pile in a lot of corn meal.
And why were you cooking classic French bread "in" a pan? I always cook it "on" a pan....which is covered with parchment....or directly on a hot stone.
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caflowerluver
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18 years ago
I have used that pan repeatedly with no knead bread but this was the first time with a standard bread recipe. I wanted a nice round loaf so that is why I used it instead of a reagular loaf pan. I think I will use parchment paper in the future.
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hawk307
18 years ago
Try using a Cheapo Tin Seasoned Loaf Pan.
Or next time try turning it upside down and wack one edge
down on a book, or similar.
LOU

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