How to Use parchment in a Sentence

parchment

noun
  • Line the pan with a sheet of parchment.
  • Ancient people wrote on parchment.
  • Place the parchment on the counter and dust it with flour.
    Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
  • To serve, remove the sides of the pan and peel away the parchment strip.
    Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Line the pan with a strip of parchment paper that hangs over two of the edges.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Let the skulls dry on the parchment and cardboard for at least 12 hours.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Rock your rolling pin back and forth over the parchment to flatten the dough.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Press the rest of the dough into a round disk on a sheet of parchment paper.
    Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Line a sheet pan with parchment and place the baguette pieces cut-side up on it.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Lift the pan from the cake and carefully peel away the parchment.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit it.
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper over the top of the ice cream before putting the lid back on.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • Line the base of the springform pan or the bottom and sides of the square pan with parchment paper.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021
  • When ready to serve, use the parchment paper to lift the bars from the pan and transfer to a cutting board.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
  • Line the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan with a round of greased parchment paper.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper and grease it.
    CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The pair dyed the paper yellow to look like old parchment.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Lift potatoes form pan using the edges of the parchment.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2024
  • Line one full-sized — fills the whole oven — sheet pan or two half-sized pans with parchment.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • To serve: Remove the bars from the pan using the parchment paper to help lift.
    Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Gently flip the cakes onto the wire racks, and peel off and discard the parchment.
    CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Set a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
    Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Cut four pieces of parchment paper that are an inch or two bigger than the cut sides of the kabocha.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Slide the parchment off the cookie sheet and onto the counter to cool completely.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2024
  • To serve, lift the overlapping parchment and place the rolls on a cutting board.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
  • Line the bottom and long sides of a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
    Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Trace a 9-inch round cake pan or plate on a large piece of parchment paper.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022
  • Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with a round of parchment paper.
    Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Using parchment paper as handles, lift the rice krispie treats from the pan, and cut into squares to serve.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
  • For instance, medieval inks had a lot of iron in them, so the ink would penetrate the parchment surface more deeply.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024

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