Would you bake in this?

[cristeen]

Baby's grandma was supposed to come over last weekend, but called at the last minute to cancel due to illness. She invited us over this coming weekend to celebrate Easter with the family, so I offered to bring the traditional Russian desserts, which she was thrilled about. So I have to go shopping tonight to pick up ingredients, and I was just looking for my baking dish for the bread, and I'm not finding it anywhere. I know I was collecting oatmeal containers for years, but we recently cleaned out the room and it looks like those got recycled too... so now I'm stuck. The bread is baked in a cylinder shape, and I don't have any of my old stand-bys and I'm not inclined to pick up a can of oatmeal, since we don't really eat it.

So here's the question... I have a canister that sits on my counter-top holding utensils. I believe it's stainless (but it doesn't have a mark on it). It's designed to store food - it came with an airtight lid. But it's the perfect size and shape to bake this loaf of bread. Would you bake in it (lined with parchment)?

[Magelet]

not unless it says it's oven safe. it could have a plastic coating or something, or otherwise be not oven safe. (If it's quite clearly uncoated, 100% stainless steel, I'd consider it, but be very cautious about it.)

[serenbat]

are you talking about Kulich?

I use to make it in old criso pan, but I now make it in a pyrex that I found, it's round and only a bit fatter, still gets nice and tall with the dome on top, I also make muffin (cup cake size) ones with what dough does not fit in the pyrex and I place them around the larger bread.

My prex is older and you might find one in a thrift store-round and about 5" tall.

you could use a coffee can if you buy a big enough can, but you get riges

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by serenbat

are you talking about Kulich?

Exactly.

Thanks, ladies. I was hesitant anyway. I'll just pick up a tub of oatmeal at the store. I have a stoneware pan around here somewhere, but I just can't find it. Now that DH is home to watch the babe though, I can go digging.

[Chicky2]

Originally Posted by cristeen

Exactly.

Thanks, ladies. I was hesitant anyway. I'll just pick up a tub of oatmeal at the store. I have a stoneware pan around here somewhere, but I just can't find it. Now that DH is home to watch the babe though, I can go digging.

You mean you bake in the cardboard oatmeal tub??? I'm confused....

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by Chicky2

You mean you bake in the cardboard oatmeal tub??? I'm confused....

Yup. Unfortunately, it's one of the few options that isn't plastic coated on the inside - although some of them are now.

It's a moot point anyway - I found my stoneware once I had a chance to rip the house apart last night. Thank you for the input, ladies!

[Chicky2]

Originally Posted by cristeen

Yup. Unfortunately, it's one of the few options that isn't plastic coated on the inside - although some of them are now.

It's a moot point anyway - I found my stoneware once I had a chance to rip the house apart last night. Thank you for the input, ladies!

Well, it's not a moot point for me, lol. I didn't know you could bake in that. It doesn't get soggy at all? Ideas floating around in my head..

Glad you found your dish!

[serenbat]

FYI - you can bake in paper bag too!

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by Chicky2

Well, it's not a moot point for me, lol. I didn't know you could bake in that. It doesn't get soggy at all? Ideas floating around in my head..

Glad you found your dish!

Well, you're baking a yeasted bread dough - not something that contains a lot of water, like a batter. And you do still have to line it with parchment in order to get it out.

Over time it will dry out and become brittle, it's only really good for a few uses. And you have to be careful - some of them have plastic rims on them now (like Quaker), and some of them are plastic lined. The rim can be removed... even my honey container could be used if I could get the metal rim off. Coffee cans, too, if you have one of those can openers that slices off the whole top instead of the old fashioned one like I have. Any cylinder shape with straight sides (not ribbed).

[Chicky2]

Coooooool.