Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

Patchwork_Quilt

I wouldn't freeze a baked cheesecake but there will be better qualified people out there than me. I do freeze hm cakes and pies, wrapped up well in cling film. Biscuits keep quite a while in a tin. Choose a small one and line it with a large piece of greaseproof paper (which you can wipe and reuse later). Put the biscuits in and then fold or crumple the greaseproof over the top. Put the lid on and if it doesn't fit tightly, use a rubber band too.

I really am beginning to sound like my Grandma.

Garetha

Biscuits can be freshened if they go soft
Put them in a warm oven (120c) for about 5 mins
Then cool on a rack and put in an airtight contained

billieboy_2

Lois_and_CK wrote: »

Can you freeze pretty much any kind of baking? Cheesecake, biscuits?

I've successfully frozen baked cheesecakes before now. HTH.

ikkleosu

We had friends round and coincidentally EVERYONE brought doughnuts so we have tons left over. I'd hate to see them go to waste. Is it safe to freeze them?

They're the kind you get from supermarkets in the paper bag of 5.

Thanks.

nuckinfobhead

hmmmm no, these doughnuts that come in bags from the supermarket are precooked and supplied frozen, all the lazy sods have to do is defrost and bag them up.

i wouldnt re-freeze anything thats been frozen previously

welshlil

Yes you can. Some of the doughnuts come uncooked and frozen, then they are cooked. So therefore you can re-freeze. I have done this on many an occasion, especially when they are reduced to 10p a bag. The bag should also state whether they are "unsuitable for freezing". If they do go a little stale, pop in microwave for a few seconds and they are refreshed. Watch the jam, very hot. The only thing in Tesco I have found I cannot freeze is prepacked liver, as it comes in frozen. But if you cook something with the liver then you can refreeze.

nuckinfobhead

thanks for that welshlil, i always thought you cant refreeze anything

mistyarthur

i know morrisons ones are not pre cooked they cook them instore so you could freeze those

celyn90

Even if they are stale when they are defrosted they make nice bread and butter pudding

ikkleosu

Thanks they come from Tesco, which i am sure cooks on premises...sure I recall seeing them being put out warm.

I'll give it a go anyway.