Bread Or Other Yeasted Dough freezing
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Freezing Bread Or Other Yeasted DoughRecipe
Freezing Bread Or Other Yeasted Dough from David
Most yeast dough responds well to being frozen. The exception are those
filled with fresh dairy ingredients such as cottage cheese or with fresh
fruit or vegetables because these ingredients do not freeze well. They
leech water when thawed.
Yeast bread dough can be frozen before shaping or after. Always freeze
bread dough in a heavy duty airtight bag. Double bag it if not. Freeze
for up to one month.
FREEZE BREAD DOUGH AFTER SHAPING:
I have discovered that the best way to freeze any dough is right after
it is shaped. As the dough thaws, it will also rise. This is also the
best method to use when using Instant Active Dry Yeast:
To prepare the shaped dough for freezing:
1. Mix and knead dough and let it rise for the first time. If using
Instant Active Dry Yeast, omit first rise and go through the resting
period of 10 minutes. NOTE: Make sure dough does not over rise.
2. Deflate dough (omit if using Instant Active Dry Yeast) and shape for
baking. Do not let the dough rise for the second time.
3. Immediately freeze shaped dough.
SEVERAL WAYS TO FREEZE SHAPED DOUGH
Place bread dough in a pan inside of a well sealed plastic bag. Freeze
overnight and then remove from pan to be wrapped in plastic and placed
inside of a well sealed bag, only to go back to the freezer.
If freezing bread rolls or individual shapes, first freeze on a cookie
sheet so they won't stick together when placed with others in a plastic
bag. Freeze for about an hour or until hard. Then put frozen rolls
directly in an airtight bag to go back into the freezer.
FREEZE BREAD DOUGH AFTER MIXING AND KNEADING (UNSHAPED)
But, you can also freeze the dough in a thick disk right after mixing
and kneading or freeze it in the shape of a bowl. And, as it thaws, it
will go through its first rise:
To prepare UNshaped bread dough for freezing:
1. Mix and knead dough.
2. Freeze dough.
Several ways to freeze UNshaped dough are:
1. IMMEDIATELY shape dough into a disk shape and place in freezer bag.
Place in freezer.
2. Or, place dough in a freezer proof bowl and place in the freezer.
Freeze for about an hour until he dough is hard. Then put frozen dough
directly in an airtight bag to go back into the freezer.
THAWING FROZEN BREAD DOUGH (SHAPED AND UNSHAPED)
Dough will thaw and rise at the same time. The dough can be put in the
refrigerator to thaw and rise, but it will do so very slowly, and you
may not notice very much progress by the morning -- the cold from the
refrigerator retards or slows any activity.
If already shaped into final shape: Place dough in a baking pan, covered
tightly with greased side down plastic wrap. The dough will not rise
until doubled in size. It will rise less than doubled, but when it
bakes, it will continue to rise fully.
If not shaped into the final form: Place dough in a greased bowl,
tightly covered with greased side down plastic wrap. Let dough rise
slightly before shaping.
Thawing times: (approximate) The ideal thawing and rising place is 75 to
85 degrees F. It can take awhile depending on the dough's thickness and
the surrounding temperature.
REFRIGERATOR - loaf: 3 to 16 hours; rolls: 2 to 6 hours
ROOM TEMPERATURE - loaf: 2 to 8 hours; rolls: 1 to 3 hours
MICROWAVE OVEN - Microwave on LOW (10%) for 5 to 8 minutes. Rotate dough
1/4 turn. Let rest 10 minutes. Repeat 2 to 6 times or until dough is
defrosted. Do NOT cook dough.
source is The Happy Cooker
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