I don't know what to google for here to get answers, so I'll ask y'all. I am making several different no-yeast breads for Christmas trays to give to others, and I would like to start this 30-40 loaves project as soon as possible. I'd like to be baking to well wrap and freeze in order to thaw and do my "pretty" wraps just a few days before the givings take place. I bake and wrap at home, then drive all on Christgmas morning to daughter's two hours away for assembling many trays the family delivers later in the day (after this too, too tired granny leaves for the drive back home).
These breads will each have different basic ingredients, such as fruits, nuts, vegetables, seasonings, etc.. I will be making both 4x8" and mini loaves. Can I begin now, complete each sorts' bake, cool and double wrap with plastic and foil to freeze, and have no troubles or loss of quality when thawing out the still wrapped loaves overnight before the two planned packing days?
On Nov 7, 2:43 pm, PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: [snip]
>Can I begin now, complete each sorts' bake, > cool and double wrap with plastic and foil to freeze, and have no > troubles or loss of quality when thawing out the still wrapped loaves > overnight before the two planned packing days?
> Thank you for help, Picky
Yes, but one word of warning: Don't wrap for freezer until quite cool. Otherwise the outsides can get sticky when they thaw. You could certainly leave the breads in the disposable pans or get those paper ones from King Arthur Flour. I was very poor and making at least 2 dozen very small loaves of four or five kinds. Date Nut. Apricot/Almond, Banana Walnut and Cheddar Cranberry (fresh, NOT craisins!) The gift was one loaf of each bread with the recipe. Everybody was very happy - especially with the recipes! Lynn in Fargo
On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:05:30 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
<lynng...@i29.net> wrote: >I was very poor and making at >least 2 dozen very small loaves of four or five kinds. Date Nut. >Apricot/Almond, Banana Walnut and Cheddar Cranberry (fresh, NOT >craisins!) The gift was one loaf of each bread with the recipe. >Everybody was very happy - especially with the recipes!
Okay, now you have to post some of these recipes, especially the Apricot/Almond and the Cheddar-Cranberry. These sound very good. ;)
On Nov 7, 1:05 pm, Lynn from Fargo <lynng...@i29.net> wrote:
> Yes, but one word of warning: Don't wrap for freezer until quite > cool. Otherwise the outsides can get sticky when they thaw. You > could certainly leave the breads in the disposable pans or get those > paper ones from King Arthur Flour. I was very poor and making at > least 2 dozen very small loaves of four or five kinds. Date Nut. > Apricot/Almond, Banana Walnut and Cheddar Cranberry (fresh, NOT > craisins!) The gift was one loaf of each bread with the recipe. > Everybody was very happy - especially with the recipes!
Oh, thank you so much! Your quick answer and advice are greatly appreciated. I will begin this week on evenings after work and be able to plan baking each evening for all of the loaves for each recipe. I have a difficult time with my legs and lower back during long kitchen standings, well learning with last year's many loaves and far too many dozens of cookies to give up bare feet and wear good tennie-bops while on my feet so long. Knowing I could freeze cookies without any quality loss, I did all my baking during two weeks off before Christmas, saving the breads for last. Family has been warned, Nana does only breads this year! Mixing the doughs to be putting trays in and out of the oven every ten minutes or so for cookies is far too hard on me. I've opted to bake only the breads, beyond the two cookies demanded by daughter and gran, which are Maple Pecan Butters ones and Snickerdoodles.
I will be baking well over twice as many loaves as last year's 34, and I have stocked my pantry with plenty of KAF's bread baking papers and "tins" to accomodate. It sounds like I would like to include your recipes, may you share? Once I have decided on each of the breads I will bake this year, some of which are a "Nana, please, please make every year...no, every months just for me!!" credit to other rfc-ers, I will post as well. My family, their friends, my Marines and several of my neighbors and local shop owners were quite pleased last year.
Lynn from Fargo wrote: > On Nov 7, 2:43 pm, PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > [snip] >> Can I begin now, complete each sorts' bake, >> cool and double wrap with plastic and foil to freeze, and have no >> troubles or loss of quality when thawing out the still wrapped loaves >> overnight before the two planned packing days?
>> Thank you for help, Picky
> Yes, but one word of warning: Don't wrap for freezer until quite > cool. Otherwise the outsides can get sticky when they thaw. You > could certainly leave the breads in the disposable pans or get those > paper ones from King Arthur Flour. I was very poor and making at > least 2 dozen very small loaves of four or five kinds. Date Nut. > Apricot/Almond, Banana Walnut and Cheddar Cranberry (fresh, NOT > craisins!) The gift was one loaf of each bread with the recipe. > Everybody was very happy - especially with the recipes! > Lynn in Fargo
Sounds like those you gift, were gifted well :-)
Thanks for the tip, and if you really need it, I have a mailing address :-)
In article <6f39a99d-9974-4a77-af88-4325cd992...@2g2000prl.googlegroups.com>,
PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > 4x8" and mini loaves. Can I begin now, complete each sorts' bake, > cool and double wrap with plastic and foil to freeze, and have no > troubles or loss of quality when thawing out the still wrapped loaves > overnight before the two planned packing days?
In a word, yes. Miss Jeanine, quick breads freeze beautifully. I wrap mine in plastic wrap before sticking them in the freezer. You could do that, too, and put those loaves into a larger plastic bag if it would make you feel better. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Who Said Chickens Have Fingers? 10-30-2009
On Nov 7, 9:04 pm, ppnerkDELETET...@yahoo.com (Phred) wrote:
> In article <de25673f-ea4f-40b8-b83d-f16203bc2...@12g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > [snip] > >I will be baking well over twice as many loaves as last year's 34
> Bloody hell! How big is your freezer? (Or can you just put them in > the cellar at this time of the year where you live? :-)
Good thought, there! Certainly no need for a cellar here in my beautiful desert. I'm still sleeveless and wearing shorts during off work times. I share office space within the same building aboard that also houses the Food Service ordering staff, so lending of space in one of their messhall walk-in freezers will do nicely. I'll bake on work nights, then simply transport aboard to a most accomodating SSgt who'll take from my car on to freeze for us. He also organizes each of our in-office holiday feasts for which I always donate several loaves. Fun thing happened last year; one of the messhall cooks begged two of my recipes (that of course were greatly increased) to serve his particular messhall for the Christmas morning brunch! ...Picky
In article <b128acbf-15c0-4f99-b243-4082f67f8...@d9g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > Fun thing happened last year; one of the messhall cooks > begged two of my recipes (that of course were greatly increased) to > serve his particular messhall for the Christmas morning brunch! > ...Picky
Everybody recognizes a great cook and recipe, especially another cook. <g>
Which ones did he want? You have piqued my curiosity! -- Peace! Om
"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein
On Nov 8, 8:27 am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > > Fun thing happened last year; one of the messhall cooks > > begged two of my recipes (that of course were greatly increased) to > > serve his particular messhall for the Christmas morning brunch! > > ...Picky > Everybody recognizes a great cook and recipe, especially another cook. > <g>
> Which ones did he want? You have piqued my curiosity!
The two he asked for were a rather nutty carrot-pineapple, and the most odd to me, a blueberry chocolate chip one. Because I was not sure about freezing so as to bake early I have not checked yet to see if a messhall freezer will be available...wish me luck. The chefs change all the time, as does the attitude in regard to "others" using the messhall facilities. The area I work in controls garrison property, quite a lot of different items. I will find out tomorrow if we have a common freezer in stock that I could put to temporary use, which would be perfect....Picks
In article <1c1c50d6-f76f-4e7e-8a81-671b8dda0...@t11g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > On Nov 8, 8:27 am, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote: > > PickyJaz <Picky...@msn.com> wrote: > > > Fun thing happened last year; one of the messhall cooks > > > begged two of my recipes (that of course were greatly increased) to > > > serve his particular messhall for the Christmas morning brunch! > > > ...Picky > > Everybody recognizes a great cook and recipe, especially another cook. > > <g>
> > Which ones did he want? You have piqued my curiosity!
> The two he asked for were a rather nutty carrot-pineapple, and the > most odd to me, a blueberry chocolate chip one.
They both sound good.
> Because I was not > sure about freezing so as to bake early I have not checked yet to see > if a messhall freezer will be available...wish me luck. The chefs > change all the time, as does the attitude in regard to "others" using > the messhall facilities. The area I work in controls garrison > property, quite a lot of different items. I will find out tomorrow if > we have a common freezer in stock that I could put to temporary use, > which would be perfect....Picks
I'm sure you can trade them off again... :-) -- Peace! Om
"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein
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