Do You Know The Muffin Pan?

Last week we were at Costco. The place is just massive and they sell so many good looking food items, but geez, a lot of it is pricey. One thing we really liked from past shopping trips were the spinach egg white bites. We almost bought a box, but they were $14.99. I decided instead to try making egg bites at home.The only muffin pans I have are for larger size muffins. They're made by Bakers Secret so they're really old. Supposed to be nonstick. I remember the instructions said not to use cooking sprays on them because the propellant ruins the nonstick coating. So I used butter to coat the cups, figuring that would be fine. With cupcakes and muffins I usually use the paper liners, but I didn't for the egg bites. Big mistake!!They looked great in the pan, but they were cemented in there and it took a lot of finessing to get them out. They were delicious, but I was left with a nightmare of a pan to clean. I soaked and scrubbed and I soaked again, I even tried scraping it with a plastic spoon. Eventually I gave up and tossed the pan. After much advice from my face book friends, I invested in a nice silicone muffin pan. I bought it from, you guessed it, Am@zon.This morning, I tried again and to my delight, they came out perfect, albeit smaller because the pan is for standard size muffins/cupcakes. They rose beautifully in the oven, but of course as soon as you take them out, they fall.One friend suggested putting the hot pan into a shallow pan of cold water to help the bites break away from the sides. I did that as a precaution, but I could already tell they were going pop out freely.After about 5 minutes, I popped them out and there was no sticking. The instructions said not to use cooking sprays with propellant because it would damage the finish, so I didn't use anything and they still popped out effortlessly! I ate them with some fresh pineapple and berries and it was a delicious Sunday morning treat! I highly recommend the pan and it came in a nice box too.When our daughter comes to visit this week, we are going to make these again and we'll each choose our own ingredients. It will be fun to experiment!