Nanceee B's cooking tip: Getting ready to bake up a storm during the holidays

Because I bake a lot, the big thing I accumulate in my freezer is unsalted butter. I buy it whenever it is on special at the supermarket.

Big winter holidays like Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanza either call for a wonderful brunch or a simple elegant dinner. Both require some baked goods.

Think ahead and try to freeze anything you are going to bake well ahead of time. Most baked goods freeze beautifully without suffering any flavor loss. They must be well sealed in plastic.
(See Wrapping Well with Plastic on this blog.) Because they incorporate AIR, they also defrost quickly within their wrappings.

Getting the baking out of the way long before due date takes much of the cooking pressure off the big event.
c.Nancy Bookman Hoffman