AboutElyse Grau Expertise I can answer any questions about baking. The only thing I'm not too good at is baking pies, nor do I know much about high altitude baking.
Experience I have been baking for over 30 years. One of my hobbies is creating recipes, most of those for baked goods. I made my own wedding cake. Currently I prefer to bake healthier things. I use a lot of whole wheat and other whole grain flours, and prefer to use less sugar or sugar substitutes in my baking. I do a lot with fruit.
Question I was wondering how you would go about freezing apple dumplings.
Answer Michelle:
If you are speaking of baked dumplings, I would bake them first, taking them out (or at least those you aren't going to serve immediately) about 5 minutes early - before the crust gets brown. Let them cool, then if you have a freezer container that will hold them all side-by-side, freeze them in that. If not, place them on a tray and freeze overnight, then you can store them in freezer bags.
I did this recently with plum dumplings, but can't quite remember if I reheated them from frozen or not. I think it would depend on how large they are - if you are using whole apples then you would probably want to at least partially thaw them before reheating, or wrap them in foil until they are warm and then unwrap them to brown.
If you are making boiled dumplings, I would freeze them raw and cook them from frozen. If you've already made them, just freeze as above and reheat in the oven or microwave.
