[Sca-cooks] Tartlets

[johnna holloway]

Those wooden things are called tappers.
Actually I always cut the small ones out using an
old aluminum glass from the 1950's. It made exactly the
right size circle for the pans I used. I never minded the cutting
out; it took years however to get enough of the pans so that
I could bake 4 trays at a time or 48. We started out with two and
then added two more. (The things one can't afford on a student
budget.) The small ones add up.
We did 3 apiece for one feast times 200 or 600 total plus
extras. I now have the new trays that hold 24 at once.
Calphalon had them at their sale for $12.99 each, so I bought
two. One of the oven and one in prep.

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway

Sue Clemenger wrote: snipped

>
> I haven't done much with the mini-muffin sized pans, although I want
> to.  I picked up a neat little gadget (a holiday gift for myself) that's
> got a wooden knob at each end.  Apparently you put a small ball of dough
> into your mini-muffin sized cup, and use the gadget to smoosh it into a
> cup shape.  Saves on a lot of rolling and cutting of pastry dough.
> --maire, up late listening to pledge week on her local public radio
> station.....
>