Anonymous wrote:I would want food touching a brown grocery bag. Seems unhygienic. Those bags have been sitting in some warehouse for God knows how long.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's a recipe for cooking an apple pie in a brown paper bag. It states that the original recipe used a grocery bag but this version replaces the bag with parchment paper for safety.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/206369/apple-pie-in-a-brown-paper-bag/

Grocery bags were never meant to be food safe. They have ink, glue, and other impurities that shouldn't be roasted into your food. Use parchment instead.

From the bottom of this recipe:
"Original Baking Directions:
Place pie in a large brown supermarket bag on its side, not standing up, making sure the bag does not touch the top or sides of the pie. Carefully fold over the opening of the bag and staple it closed to seal the pie in. Bake at 425 for one hour. It will smell like the bag is burning in the first 30 minutes of cooking, but then you can smell the pie cooking so don't worry! "

Why do I feel like this recipe would give the pie a smokey smell?

Science fiction fans will remember that paper burns at 451 F. Even at 425 F, the bag is not going to combust unless it directly touches the heating elements. It's not going to burn or smoke unless it touches the heating elements. This recipe (which actually bakes at 375 F) so even safer, says to staple the bag closed so that it stays shut. Keeping it shut helps to keep the heat more concentrated in the bag and also keeps the bag away from the heating element.

https://inhonorofdesign.com/recipe/brown-bag-apple-pie-recipe/

Slide the pie into the brown paper bag, fold the top down, and staple bag shut. Place it on a sheet pan. Bake for 1 hr.​​​​​​​



Remove the pie from the oven and cut a large circle in top of the bag. Your house will fill with an aroma that will bring everyone to the kitchen from all corners of the house.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's a recipe for cooking an apple pie in a brown paper bag. It states that the original recipe used a grocery bag but this version replaces the bag with parchment paper for safety.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/206369/apple-pie-in-a-brown-paper-bag/

Grocery bags were never meant to be food safe. They have ink, glue, and other impurities that shouldn't be roasted into your food. Use parchment instead.

From the bottom of this recipe:
"Original Baking Directions:
Place pie in a large brown supermarket bag on its side, not standing up, making sure the bag does not touch the top or sides of the pie. Carefully fold over the opening of the bag and staple it closed to seal the pie in. Bake at 425 for one hour. It will smell like the bag is burning in the first 30 minutes of cooking, but then you can smell the pie cooking so don't worry! "

Why do I feel like this recipe would give the pie a smokey smell?

Slide the pie into the brown paper bag, fold the top down, and staple bag shut. Place it on a sheet pan. Bake for 1 hr.​​​​​​​



Remove the pie from the oven and cut a large circle in top of the bag. Your house will fill with an aroma that will bring everyone to the kitchen from all corners of the house.