Holiday Baking: Bake and Freeze

By: Ita Artt

Baking for the holidays should be fun. Avoid last-minute holiday stress by baking and freezing items ahead of time. You'll never be short of treats for last-minute guests!

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Bake and Freeze Recipes

Lots of baked goods can be prepared and tucked away in the freezer, ready to be used when you need them. Here are a few recipe ideas and freezing tips to get you started.

Freezing Tips:

Double-wrap baked goods securely and label the outside of the package.
Firm up delicate cheesecakes in the freezer first, so you won't damage them while wrapping.
Freeze undecorated cake layers for up to a month. Fill and decorate when completely thawed.
Place frozen items in cake carrier to defrost, to prevent them absorbing odors in refrigerator, or thaw baked goods at room temperature.
Freeze pies before baking. Nut pies such as pecan pies can be frozen after they are baked.

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stephanie reese

Sep. 30, 2009 4:01 pm

Ijust signed into allrecipes and can't wait to try these wonderfull recipes and share some of my grand ma's old time favorites..The jewish apple cake was a favorite of hers and i lost the recipe and was so happy to find it here

monique_anne

Dec. 2, 2009 6:44 am

It says to double wrap baked goods. Saran wrap then a freezer bag or tupperware? What do they mean by double wrap.