Guest guest Posted December 2, 1999 Report Share Posted December 2, 1999 Hello, I'm new to the list. I've already saved about 2 dozen of your recipes to try! I need to get a hold of some info on the " Master Cook " format, and then I have at *least* a couple of recipes to contribute! ;-) I love to cook, and my family and I consider ourselves " aspiring vegans " though right now we're just plain old lacto-ovo vegies who eat meat on occasion when we're out. Anyway, I was wondering if someone can help me. I'm looking for some time-saving tips on beans and bread. I vaguely remember reading somewhere about how you can soak and/or partially cook dried beans and then freeze them. Then you can take them out of the freezer and add them to soups or other recipes much like you would canned beans. Do you understand what I mean, does anyone know the exact method for doing this? Also, I love to bake bread, but with two small children I don't have time for it much anymore. I would love to be able to make up a whole bunch of bread every other week or so and freeze the dough, so that I could just take it out, stick it in a loaf pan and bake it, having fresh bread with minimal amount of effort! Sort of like the frozen bread dough you find in the grocery store, only with my own dough. Does anyone know how I would do that? At what point would I freeze the dough, in what form, and how would I cook it after it's frozen? Any thoughts or ideas or advice will be greatly appreciated! -- -Jen mommy to Jack (2 3/4) and Alex (4 months) http://members.xoom.com/stumpfamily/Default.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 1999 Report Share Posted December 2, 1999 Jennifer Stump wrote: > Jennifer Stump <jdstump > > Hello, I'm new to the list. I've already saved about 2 dozen of your > recipes to try! I need to get a hold of some info on the " Master Cook " > format, and then I have at *least* a couple of recipes to contribute! > ;-) I love to cook, and my family and I consider ourselves " aspiring > vegans " though right now we're just plain old lacto-ovo vegies who eat > meat on occasion when we're out. Hello! > > > Anyway, I was wondering if someone can help me. I'm looking for some > time-saving tips on beans and bread. I vaguely remember reading > somewhere about how you can soak and/or partially cook dried beans and > then freeze them. Then you can take them out of the freezer and add > them to soups or other recipes much like you would canned beans. Do you > understand what I mean, does anyone know the exact method for doing > this? I think the beans are cooked thoroughly before freezing. Canned beans are already cooked, too. Anyway, that's what I do. I soak the beans and then cook them plain in water, and then freeze them in small containers (about 2 cups) to use when I want. I do pinto beans and black beans this way, as those are my favorites. :-) I also freeze beans already cooked into something (like New England baked beans, or a chili, or whatever). I also freeze cooked rice in the same way. :-) Actually I do this same thing with soup broths and with already-made soups. I love to cook ahead and freeze, because I only like to cook when I feel like it. hehehe So when I am in a cooking mood, I cook lots of something and then freeze it. > > > Also, I love to bake bread, but with two small children I don't have > time for it much anymore. I would love to be able to make up a whole > bunch of bread every other week or so and freeze the dough, so that I > could just take it out, stick it in a loaf pan and bake it, having fresh > bread with minimal amount of effort! Sort of like the frozen bread > dough you find in the grocery store, only with my own dough. Does > anyone know how I would do that? At what point would I freeze the > dough, in what form, and how would I cook it after it's frozen? I have only recently tried freezing the bread dough. Usually I freeze the bread or rolls after they are made. They last a couple of weeks in the freezer, but if it's too much longer than that, then the bread gets dry or just sort of--yucky. :-) The dough I froze is still in my freezer. Maybe you could just try it with one or two batches of dough and see how it comes out? > > > Any thoughts or ideas or advice will be greatly appreciated! I can't wait to see if you received any other advice. :-) Deanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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