If you have baked a lot of pancakes that you have not mastered to eat in one sitting, then do not rush to throw them away. Prepare pancakes for future use and freeze in the freezer. How to freeze pancakes without filling, read in a step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Many housewives are interested in the question "Is it possible to freeze ready-made pancakes at home?" After all, we all see frozen pancakes with various fillings on sale in supermarkets. It is convenient and very simple. Prepare some pancakes when you have time and freeze in portions. It is enough to knead the dough once, warm up the pan, bake and freeze the pancakes, so that they will last for 3 months. And if necessary, remove them from the refrigerator and reheat by putting the pancakes in a hot oven, microwave or in a pan with butter. In just a few minutes, a delicious breakfast or dinner for the whole family will be ready. Before heating pancakes, there is no need to defrost them additionally, except for cooking in a microwave and multicooker.
Today we will make a useful blank with our own hands. When freezing, it is important to remember that pancakes stick together, so they need to be properly prepared. There are several rules for this. For example, freeze them one at a time. To do this, first freeze them by placing them in one row on a board. Then individually wrap each pancake with cling film and put in a container. Or you can freeze portions of 2-4 pieces. at one time to one eater. To do this, immediately wrap several pancakes with cling film and send them to the freezer.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 100 kcal.
- Servings - Any Amount
- Cooking time - 10 minutes of active work, excluding the time for baking pancakes, plus time for freezing
Ingredients:
Pancakes - any quantity
Step by step preparation of freezing pancakes without filling, recipe with photo:
1. If the pancakes are hot, refrigerate them to room temperature. Then choose a method to collapse them. These can be tubes, envelopes, triangles, etc.
2. In this recipe, I chose the straws, so they take up space in the freezer more compactly. Wrap each pancake separately with cling film. Take several pieces of pancakes for one serving, for example 4-6 pieces. and wrap them together with cling film. Glue a label on top of the film, on which write the date of freezing. Put all the pancake tubes in a container and send to the freezer. Store them for up to six months. By the same principle, you can freeze pancakes with any filling.
There is another way how to freeze pancakes without filling. Transfer each pancake with cling film. Wrap the pancake pyramid with plastic wrap, place on the board and put it in the freezer.
How to make frozen pancakes?
In a frying pan
For this cooking method, rolls or rolls of pancakes are suitable. Grease a frying pan with vegetable or butter, heat and put pancakes on its surface. Close the lid to warm each pancake from the inside. Fry them on all sides for 7 minutes until golden brown.
In the oven
In the oven, you can cook frozen pancakes of any shape. Place the pancakes on a baking sheet lined with parchment and oiled. Heat them for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
In the microwave
Before cooking pancakes in the microwave, they will need to be defrosted to remove the cling film. You can defrost it naturally or in the microwave in the “Defrost” mode for 5 minutes. Remove cling film from defrosted pancakes. Place them on a plate and microwave until a blush appears on the surface.
In a multicooker
To prepare pancakes in a slow cooker, you need to remove cling film from them. You can defrost them as in the previous version: naturally or in the microwave. Then remove the film from the pancakes, put them in the multicooker thicket and activate the device in the "Baking" mode for 8 minutes. Do not close the cover. Fry them on both sides until golden brown.
See also a video recipe on how to cook pancakes with meat for future use. The recipe for storing pancakes from the chef Ilya Lazerson.
