OAMC---Freezable Recipe Challenge!!

[micki641]

I'm looking for advice on how to bake pies and freeze them or should I say, freeze baked pies....mostly apple and (you've probably never heard of it, Rasin pie). We're doing food swaps at Xmas and my family does not LC, so they would be non-lc pies.... My family members rarely bake and because I make my own crust, my Grandmother's recipe, that is what they have requested I make. I want to get a jump start because it's looking like I'll need to make about 18-20 pies
Could you tell me how to reheat them, and how long they can be kept frozen?

Thanks,
Michelle

[magnamater]

Bumping up for more ideas. Keep 'em coming!

[helenback]

Originally Posted by micki641

I'm looking for advice on how to bake pies and freeze them or should I say, freeze baked pies....mostly apple and (you've probably never heard of it, Rasin pie). We're doing food swaps at Xmas and my family does not LC, so they would be non-lc pies.... My family members rarely bake and because I make my own crust, my Grandmother's recipe, that is what they have requested I make. I want to get a jump start because it's looking like I'll need to make about 18-20 pies
Could you tell me how to reheat them, and how long they can be kept frozen?

Thanks,
Michelle

I am sooooo not the baker in our bunch, so I would be of no help to you, so sorry sweety. I hope someone answers though, because I would love some ideas on this myself! I also have a friend who bakes a lot I will ask her!

[NGJ26]

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[DivaWannaBe]

Bumping! Hoping for more ideas. My freezer is EMPTY and I would love to fill it up. Also, the thought of cooking once a month intrigues me, especially with the busy holiday season coming.

Keep those ideas coming!

[CopperAnnette]

Michelle, you can assemble the pie, and freeze it on a cookie sheet, then put in a zippy bag or wrap really well in plastic/foil. We had wild apple trees LOADED with fruit at our cottage over the summer, so I made tons of pies, both regular and semi-low carb. I froze several unbaked. You just pull them out of the freezer and bake as usual (for apple, I start at 425 for about 15-20 mins, then lower to 350 and bake until done). They take a bit longer to bake, but not as long as you'd expect. They are just as good as fresh. I actually prefer to freeze them unbaked.

[Tweaker Geek]

Originally Posted by micki641

I'm looking for advice on how to bake pies and freeze them or should I say, freeze baked pies....mostly apple and (you've probably never heard of it, Rasin pie). We're doing food swaps at Xmas and my family does not LC, so they would be non-lc pies.... My family members rarely bake and because I make my own crust, my Grandmother's recipe, that is what they have requested I make. I want to get a jump start because it's looking like I'll need to make about 18-20 pies
Could you tell me how to reheat them, and how long they can be kept frozen?

Thanks,
Michelle

Michelle - I'm with Annette, I freeze them unbaked and then bake as she indicated. I don't think they are as good if baked, frozen and reheated, my personal preference. As for how long they'll keep, it really depends on your freezer - I have a chest-type freezer and I've kept pies for 2-3 years (I know, I know, not recommended! ), baked them off and no one knows that they are not freshly made and baked. I actually just found one in the bottom of my freezer a month or so ago that was 5 years old, dated Sept. '04!. I was going to dump it but said what the heck, I'll bake it off and then decide. Well, it was just as good as ever, I served some to my Mom who loves my apple pies and she was saying how good it was, I said you'd never know it was 5 years old, would ya?