Tips and Gadgets: Cleaning Mini Muffin Pan

I enjoy baking mini muffins for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. They are not only just the right size for the kiddos and parental units, I can easily divide one batch into two halves and add different fruits to each and make two instead of one type of muffins. The only thing that detracts from the fun is the cleaning up afterwards. Regardless of whether the pan is non-stick or greased before baking, little bits of dough get stuck in the tiny cups. A friend of mine swears by mini muffin paper cups. What works for me is recycling my kids' old toothbrushes by turning them into mini muffin pan brushes. One caveat from my dear husband: make sure the kids don't reclaim them from the countertops.