1. Lightly grease base and sides of tin with butter to help keep paper in place.
2. Lay tin on a piece of greaseproof paper, and cut paper into a rectangle, about 7.5cm (3in) wider and longer than tin.
3. Mark on paper where 4 corners of tin are. Cut diagonal cuts from corners of paper to pencil marks. Press paper into tin. The cuts in corners should fold to fit neatly in corners of tin.
4. Use this method for a Swiss roll tin or any other shallow baking tin.
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