Give Thanks For Planning Ahead

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*** Give Thanks for Planning Ahead***

 

 

Here are some foods that freeze especially well. Prepare them now, in the

relative calm before the storm and you won't be shackled to the stove when the

big day approaches.

 

* Pies. Custard and cream pies do not freeze well, which unfortunately means

that the requisite Thanksgiving pumpkin pie cannot be made ahead of time.

 

However, fruit pies, especially unbaked ones, freeze beautifully, as do baked

pecan pies and cheesecakes. To prevent sogginess, brush the bottom crust of

fruit pies with egg white before adding the filling.

 

Before freezing, wrap pies and cheesecakes securely in several layers of plastic

wrap, followed by a layer of aluminum foil. Allow already-baked

items to thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.

 

To bake a frozen fruit pie, leave it at room temperature for 20 minutes to allow

the glass plate to warm up, brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar if

desired, then bake as usual, adding about 20 minutes to the baking time.

 

* Dinner Rolls. Homemade rolls are one of those things that will make your meal

feel like a true occasion. Making them can be time-consuming, but, the dough

freezes well, so you can do the work now and reap the rewards later!

 

After the dough rises the first time, shape it into rolls, place

them in a well-greased disposable aluminum baking pan and double-wrap them with

foil or heavy plastic wrap. If you allow enough space between the rolls, you can

thaw and bake them in the same pan.

 

Use a permanent marker to write the correct oven temperature and baking time

right on the package. The frozen rolls will take a day to thaw in the

refrigerator, or several hours at room temperature.

 

Put the rolls in a warm, draft-free place to let them fully rise before baking

them. Bread dough will keep in the freezer for up to a month.

 

* Soups and Sauces. Many soups and sauces freeze well. A batch of cranberry

sauce will rest comfortably in the freezer until you're ready for it. Bean and

legume soups freeze beautifully too, as do soups of pureed vegetables like

pumpkin, borscht, carrot or tomato.

 

Do avoid freezing soups with seafood, potatoes, pasta or sour cream in them --

the texture of these ingredients will suffer.

 

 

 

 

 

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