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Frozen Desserts Desserts and the Freezer Nov 6th 2011, 10:04 Desserts and the Freezer Tips and Hints for Making Desserts Ahead of Time Join the Discussion "Here's a great freezable pie crust from-" SONJAMP Related Resources • Recipe Index • More Dessert Ideas • Quick Baking How-Tos From Other Guides • More Freezer Cooking • Freezer Peach Jam The holidays, or any time, are a good time to be prepared. Being able to pull a homemade dessert from the freezer, at a moments notice, is a wonderful thing. You will never cease to amaze your friends and family by being prepared. Here are some helpful tips and hints in freezing desserts and other baked goods. Enjoy! Freezing Tips The proper storage products for freezing desserts should be kept on hand: freezer storage bags, plastic wrap, heavy plastic containers, and heavy aluminum foil. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Recipe Index More Dessert and Baking Ideas How-To Articles Search and Swap Recipes

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