list of 10 items
1. The proper storage products for freezing desserts should be kept on hand:
freezer storage bags, plastic wrap, heavy plastic containers, and heavy
aluminum foil.
2. For a cake-type dessert or bread with a topping, put it on a cookie sheet
to be frozen. Wrap the frozen item. Be sure to unwrap the baked goods before
defrosting. This way the "frosting" will not disturbed.
3. Double wrap everything. I first wrap in plastic wrap and then in aluminum
foil. Wrapping in heavy plastic wrap and then tossed into a freezer bag
works, as well.
4. Mark each item before it goes into the freezer. I use regular masking
tape and a permanent marker. Hint: Remove the masking tape from a plastic or
metal container before defrosting. This way, there will not be any stick residue.
5. Keep a notebook just for listing freezer items. Cross-out items as they
are used. This is very useful when it's time to go shopping or plan a menu.
6. Not all desserts work perfectly in the freezer. If you're unsure which
ones can be frozen and which can't, experiment before company arrives. Hint:
If it's not the type of dessert you can buy in the frozen food section of your
grocery store, it probably can't be frozen.
7. I am a big one for writing in cookbooks and on recipes. Besides rating
the recipe, I also add any necessary cooking notes. Whether the item does
well in the freezer is one of those notes.
8. Try freezing your own pie dough: Save the cardboard from your old, but
clean, pizza delivery boxes. Cut it into squares or circles that will hold
an 8" or 9" pie dough. Cover the cardboard with heavy plastic wrap. Place
rolled pie dough on the plastic. Then cover entirely heavy plastic wrap.
Even when pie dough is frozen, it's still fragile. Try not to set anything on top of
it.
9. I always save a couple of muffins or cookies, at a time, for the freezer.
When I get a dozen or so, I have a nice selection to place in my covered
glass cake stand.
10. When defrosting any baked good, unwrap it first and then let it defrost.
There will not be as much moisture leftover from the freezing process. Also,
the wrapping may stick to the defrosted item.
1. The proper storage products for freezing desserts should be kept on hand:
freezer storage bags, plastic wrap, heavy plastic containers, and heavy
aluminum foil.
2. For a cake-type dessert or bread with a topping, put it on a cookie sheet
to be frozen. Wrap the frozen item. Be sure to unwrap the baked goods before
defrosting. This way the "frosting" will not disturbed.
3. Double wrap everything. I first wrap in plastic wrap and then in aluminum
foil. Wrapping in heavy plastic wrap and then tossed into a freezer bag
works, as well.
4. Mark each item before it goes into the freezer. I use regular masking
tape and a permanent marker. Hint: Remove the masking tape from a plastic or
metal container before defrosting. This way, there will not be any stick residue.
5. Keep a notebook just for listing freezer items. Cross-out items as they
are used. This is very useful when it's time to go shopping or plan a menu.
6. Not all desserts work perfectly in the freezer. If you're unsure which
ones can be frozen and which can't, experiment before company arrives. Hint:
If it's not the type of dessert you can buy in the frozen food section of your
grocery store, it probably can't be frozen.
7. I am a big one for writing in cookbooks and on recipes. Besides rating
the recipe, I also add any necessary cooking notes. Whether the item does
well in the freezer is one of those notes.
8. Try freezing your own pie dough: Save the cardboard from your old, but
clean, pizza delivery boxes. Cut it into squares or circles that will hold
an 8" or 9" pie dough. Cover the cardboard with heavy plastic wrap. Place
rolled pie dough on the plastic. Then cover entirely heavy plastic wrap.
Even when pie dough is frozen, it's still fragile. Try not to set anything on top of
it.
9. I always save a couple of muffins or cookies, at a time, for the freezer.
When I get a dozen or so, I have a nice selection to place in my covered
glass cake stand.
10. When defrosting any baked good, unwrap it first and then let it defrost.
There will not be as much moisture leftover from the freezing process. Also,
the wrapping may stick to the defrosted item.
