No donuts for mom. I'm through with Silicone bakeware before I even began.

Hello,

So my wife wanted to make donuts for her mother and I jumped online looking for a safe way to bake them since I'm totally against Teflon coatings on cookware.  I knew that most donut pans would be coated in Teflon.  I've been wary of this coating long before it was "discovered" that Teflon was dangerous.

I've always felt the same about silicone cookware, but never researched it.  It just didn't seem like a good idea to cook or bake with with it.

To make a long story short,  I found several articles saying that the silicone in bakeware was totally inert and very safe to bake with.  Because of these articles I decided to order a silicone donut pan which is being delivered today.

Of course, after ordering, I started finding articles saying that silicone breaks down under high heat and that it releases harmful compounds called  Siloxanes.  Supposedly some silicone cookware is of lesser quality and can break down sooner.  The lower quality silicone also might have additives making it even worse.  

The breakdown temp of silicone cookware is supposed to be 200 degrees Celsius (392 F) but this number seemed to somewhat arbitrary.  Because of this I've decided to return the donut pan.  Of course, no real testing has been done on this.  Apparently the way that this toxin release was discovered was by weighing the silicone cookware before and after using it to bake with.  Each time the cookware was used it weighed less than it did before being used. It was deduced that compounds were leaving the cookware.

My problem is that after several hours of searching I've discovered that I cannot find a single donut pan that isn't covered with some sort of nonstick coating.  I even found a company supposedly selling plain steel pans that were supposed to be pure and healthy -  These also turned out to be coated with some non stick coating.

Not sure what to do.  I guess forget about baking donuts?

Thanks.  Have a good day.  :)

Would you be opposed to a donut frying recipe?

This would eliminate the need for a donut pan to bake in as you will create dough, cut to shape, and then fry them to donut perfection.

Skip the need for a specific pan and eliminate silicone in one swoop.

I never heard of making donuts with some sort of bake ware.

We make donuts with a cooky cutter similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/HULISEN-Stainless-Doughnut-Biscuit-Professional/dp/B08DHT9B14/ref=asc_df_B08DHT9B14/

Tim Mackson wrote:Hello,

So my wife wanted to make donuts for her mother and I jumped online looking for a safe way to bake them since I'm totally against Teflon coatings on cookware.  I knew that most donut pans would be coated in Teflon.  I've been wary of this coating long before it was "discovered" that Teflon was dangerous.

I've always felt the same about silicone cookware, but never researched it.  It just didn't seem like a good idea to cook or bake with with it.

To make a long story short,  I found several articles saying that the silicone in bakeware was totally inert and very safe to bake with.  Because of these articles I decided to order a silicone donut pan which is being delivered today.

Of course, after ordering, I started finding articles saying that silicone breaks down under high heat and that it releases harmful compounds called  Siloxanes.  Supposedly some silicone cookware is of lesser quality and can break down sooner.  The lower quality silicone also might have additives making it even worse.  

The breakdown temp of silicone cookware is supposed to be 200 degrees Celsius (392 F) but this number seemed to somewhat arbitrary.  Because of this I've decided to return the donut pan.  Of course, no real testing has been done on this.  Apparently the way that this toxin release was discovered was by weighing the silicone cookware before and after using it to bake with.  Each time the cookware was used it weighed less than it did before being used. It was deduced that compounds were leaving the cookware.

My problem is that after several hours of searching I've discovered that I cannot find a single donut pan that isn't covered with some sort of nonstick coating.  I even found a company supposedly selling plain steel pans that were supposed to be pure and healthy -  These also turned out to be coated with some non stick coating.

Not sure what to do.  I guess forget about baking donuts?

Thanks.  Have a good day.  :)

I have cast iron "corn" pans. See if you can find cast iron. I use a baking flour spray to coat the pans. I also have the teflon donut pans from king arthur baking. I bake donuts and do not fry. I also have cast iron bread pans I use for making corn bread. I have cast iron cooking and baking pots and also cast iron griddles. These are ALL American made.

I'm sure they make cast iron ones.  I know I've seen them around.

Me personally, if I'm going to be unhealthy anyway, I go for the gusto and just fry those puppies!

i am also firmly in the camp of cutting donuts rather than pouring batter.

I do, however, have a few good donut recipes that are supposed to be cooked in a donut maker with a batter. make them into muffins, cut them into quarters, and toss them in powdered/cinnamon sugar or use your covering of choice to make "munchkins". hits the spot just as well!!!

Tereza Okava wrote:i am also firmly in the camp of cutting donuts rather than pouring batter.

I do, however, have a few good donut recipes that are supposed to be cooked in a donut maker with a batter. make them into muffins, cut them into quarters, and toss them in powdered/cinnamon sugar or use your covering of choice to make "munchkins". hits the spot just as well!!!

I mix the cinnamon in with the batter. Where I grew up, we use to eat nutty donuts. Get some peanuts, grind up or chop into small bits, make a sticky confection sugar coating to pour over the donuts and then roll the donuts in chopped nutsto get nutty donuts....

Tereza Okava wrote:i am also firmly in the camp of cutting donuts rather than pouring batter.

I do, however, have a few good donut recipes that are supposed to be cooked in a donut maker with a batter. make them into muffins, cut them into quarters, and toss them in powdered/cinnamon sugar or use your covering of choice to make "munchkins". hits the spot just as well!!!

I bake with coconut sugar or locally made pure maple sugar (PMS). I also have locally made honey. Use any nonprocessed sweetner you like.

That video is the kind of donuts I like.  Where I live they have always been called donut holes.

The name comes from the dough left when cutting donuts.

They are bite size goodness.

Anne Miller wrote:That video is the kind of donuts I like.  Where I live they have always been called donut holes.

The name comes from the dough left when cutting donuts.

They are bite size goodness.

Yep, donut holes....when I transferred out east to continue my studies, I worked part time evenings making donuts. I fried the donuts and the holes. Some place may call them donut bites.

Anne Miller wrote:I never heard of making donuts with some sort of bake ware.

We make donuts with a cooky cutter similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/HULISEN-Stainless-Doughnut-Biscuit-Professional/dp/B08DHT9B14/ref=asc_df_B08DHT9B14/

Lol.  I should have checked with you or my wife before ordering what I did.   I had no idea how to make donuts and just ordered it for her because she was busy.  
This is what I ordered:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Trudeau-Silicone-12-Count-Donut-Pan-Multicolor-Confetti/995049596
I thought that you had to pour batter into the pan.
When my mother made donuts she just dropped globs of batter into hot oil  They never had a donut shape.  .


Seems like I was stressing out over nothing.
Thank you Anne.

I just wanted to thank you all for the awesome replies.   So much good information.  Thank you all!

Tim Mackson wrote:

Anne Miller wrote:I never heard of making donuts with some sort of bake ware.

We make donuts with a cooky cutter similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/HULISEN-Stainless-Doughnut-Biscuit-Professional/dp/B08DHT9B14/ref=asc_df_B08DHT9B14/

Lol.  I should have checked with you or my wife before ordering what I did.   I had no idea how to make donuts and just ordered it for her because she was busy.  
This is what I ordered:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Trudeau-Silicone-12-Count-Donut-Pan-Multicolor-Confetti/995049596
I thought that you had to pour batter into the pan.
When my mother made donuts she just dropped globs of batter into hot oil  They never had a donut shape.  .


Seems like I was stressing out over nothing.
Thank you Anne.

I have 2 of these: donut pan

I have also cast iron tortilla press and just made some tortillas to use the last of my fresh garden salsa. After this week I will be using the 56 pints I canned this summer. Garden fresh salsa can't be beat.