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?

Thank you for help, Picky

On Nov 7, 2:43*pm, PickyJaz 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
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 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.

Thank you again, Picks

Lynn from Fargo wrote:
On Nov 7, 2:43 pm, PickyJaz 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 :-)

Bob

In article , PickyJaz 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? :-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

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,
PickyJaz 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, (Phred) wrote:
In article , PickyJaz 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

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PickyJaz 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!
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On Nov 8, 8:27*am, Omelet wrote:
*PickyJaz 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
,
PickyJaz wrote:

On Nov 8, 8:27*am, Omelet wrote:
*PickyJaz 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... :-)
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Peace! Om

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--Steve Rothstein

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