How to freeze mini toad in the hole

devils_vixen

Hi everyone

Looking for a wee bit of advice/info.

I currently make 12 mini toad in the holes for the family using two muffin trays.

I'd like to know how I can freeze them? At the minute I par cook the sausages(6-8mins) then add my batter and cook for another 20 mins.

If I'm freezing them, do I still par cook the sausages then add batter and freeze or do I par cook the batter and freeze or do I cook the whole thing and freeze?

sooty&sweep

Honestly, I've never tried but you can buy frozen giant Yorkshire puddings so I presume they defrost & reheat OK.
I would have thought for the Yorkshire pudding bit it wouldn't take long to defrost & reheat & crisp up in a hot oven. I would have thought they'd be soggy if you reheated in the microwave.
However the sausages would take longer to defrost & get them hot. Also if they're already cooked through then too long in the oven would dry them out & toughen them up. They'd prefer a quick defrost & reheat in the microwave.
Sorry not much help.
Jen xxx

JIL

I often make extra yorkshire puddings and freeze them, when I need them they go straight from freezer to the oven and a few minutes later they are ready to eat.
You won't be able to do that as the sausage will still be frozen.
I would think the best thing would be to completely bake them but leave them at the just cooked stage, then freeze, then defrost before putting them in the oven to heat through.

C_J

I think that when you buy frozen toad in the hole it's completely uncooked - a foil tray with raw sausages and a uncooked batter poured over them and frozen. If I were making them, I'd par cook the sausages first so they had a bit of colour on them, then slosh the batter over them and freeze like that.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

You're not able to freeze foods like this. I can of course take them off your hands. All you have to do is get in touch!

mumofthetwins

I always make a big batch of yorkies and when I need them it's straight out of the freeze to crisp in oven ...

I think with toad in the hole you could freeze raw and cook from frozen ..
I would try freezing some in the muffin tin (to get shape) then tipping into a bag and when needed straight out of the freezer back in said muffin tin and bake away ... not sure it would save much time but hold work .. I use sausages straight out of the freezer cook fro 10. Inured then add freshly made batter mix (cold from fridge) and I get racking toad in the holes ��

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I'd cook the sausages but not brown them (maybe it's a good time to try microwaving so they're hot all the way through - or even steaming them), then freeze them in uncooked batter (with a good splash of oil in the bottom of the container that needs to got into the oven - I'd use foil trays).

Then I'd heat up the oven and shove them in still frozen - by the time the batter defrosts and starts cooking, the sausages should be the same.