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rgreen48

Freezing Pies?

rgreen48
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

I posted this in the Harvest forum and haven't yet received any responses. This board may be watched more this time of year. I may cross-post it in another, but I'm hoping someone can help before I wing it...

I'm making sweet potato, and ricotta spinach pies in a few days
and hope to make at least 2 at once of each. I just got a new vacuum
sealer, and I was wondering if anyone has tried to:

A. ...freeze sweet potato, or something like the ricotta spinach pie at all (not spanakopita, but a savory spinach and ricotta blend served in a pie shell) ... and/or

B. ...tried to vacuum seal pies.

Since I want to bake the pies at the same time and I may be the only
one who eats them, my initial idea is: after baking, to cool, then freeze
one or more of each pie in the Pyrex pie pans. Then, after a few hours
in the freezer, remove the frozen pie from the pan and vacuum seal with
the manual pulse feature.

My questions concern the texture of the thawed pies, how to thaw them
(room temp, in fridge, etc...), and if anyone has any experience or
ideas on protecting the pies while vacuum sealing?

The 'ricotta' will be a simple, stove top made, lemon juice and milk separation.

Any advice or experience is greatly appreciated.

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