There's a real advantage to using a silicone pastry mat!

It's not just for baking.

Say the recipe tells you to dust the countertop with flour before rolling your cookie, pie, bread, or scone dough. Sound familiar? But when you do, you're adding more flour to the dough, especially when you reroll the scraps. Your cookies are tougher; your scones are drier. There is a better way.

Use this silicone pastry mat. It's nonstick without using any flour or grease. Roll out your cookies and easily lift them off--without sticking and without the extra flour. And it's perfect for pies. The concentric circles help you roll your dough to the right size and shape every time.

But you can use it for baking.

Your silicone pastry mat doubles as a baking sheet liner. It allows for even heat distribution, helps prevent over-browning on the bottom of baked goods, and eliminates the need for parchment paper or the use of grease on the baking sheet.

Consider these advantages to a silicone pastry mat:

• It's oven safe to 450 degrees.
• It won't retain odors.
• It cleans up easily.
• It has a nonabsorbent silicone surface that keeps the moisture in food.
• It's large enough for big batches--19.5 inches by 15.5 inches.
• It has pastry guidelines from 6 inches to 15 inches.
• It folds for easy storage.
• It will last a lifetime and yet costs little.

This is a great tool for the serious baker.