Can German Potato Balls be frozen?
Can they be frozen, before being cooked, for a week? I'm making sauerbrauten & potato balls for 25 people, and thought if I could make them a week earlier and just cook them that day, it would be a lot easier.
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Yes, you can freeze them: I have done it before, and it works just fine.
They key (in my experience, that is) is to freeze the balls quickly if uncooked, and put them into the boiling water still frozen when you actually do the cooking.
I have also been freezing cooked potato balls, and that works just fine as well -> In that case, warm them up in hot, but not boiling, water.
A note due to the comment below: The recipe I use calls for half cooked, and half raw potatoes, with the raw half being pressed almost totally try of water; and they DO fall apart if I do not take that part seriously. So, except for potato-flour added again, there is not that much raw potato starch left when I freeze them.
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German potato dumplings can be stored in the freezer after cooking. Place the dumplings, so they are not touching, on a cookie sheet until frozen. Then place in a ziplock bag making sure to eliminate all the air.Can you freeze German potato dumplings?
To store the German potato dumplings over a longer period of time, freeze them. Prepare the dough, form the dumplings, cook them and then wrap them in a clean wrap. Freeze the potato dumplings. To take the frozen dumplings out, defrost them in room temperature water and cook them again so that they get hot.Can you freeze uncooked potato dumplings?
With a freezer-safe ziplock bag, the potato dumplings can last as long as four months and will still appear to be fresh when cooked. If you purchase already frozen potato dumplings, you're safe to place them directly into the freezer in their original packaging.Can you freeze potato cheese balls?
Storage and freezingYou can also freeze potato and cheese balls for up to 3 months. Keep in mind that the breading might be a bit soft after thawing.How long can you freeze potato balls?
Prepare them up to the point of frying, then arrange the balls in a single layer on a large half sheet baking pan. Freeze until hard, about 1 hour. Then transfer to a freezer bag or airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelkloesse) - Food Wishes
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Answer 2
Probably. Here's a recipe that that's similar: Au Gratin Potato balls. I'd recommend that you freeze them on sheets, and then once frozen, pack in Ziploc bags. As long as your time frame is so short (anything less than a month), that should be fine.
Answer 3
When I cook potato dumplings, I use cooked mashed potatoes, so cooking raw potatoes is not an issue. Also I normally freeze cooked potato dumplings on a tray in the freezer when they first rise to top of pan. Next I will try freezing uncooked potato dumplings--hoping they will rise to top as normal.
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