How to thaw and use a frozen pizza dough ball? (baking, fish)
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After a frozen dough ball becomes soft again, do I need to knead it? Let it rise again?
Trying this for the first time; don't know what to expect....
My frozen cheese pizza turned out very well; just like commercially available products. I'm gonna now mass-produce and keep in my freezer so I am always 20 minutes from fresh baked pizza.
Don't knead. Spread it out in the pan and let it rest. It may rise a little, but if you did a slow rise initially, it won't rise much. Also, how you thaw it makes a difference. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight and good. Thaw in the microwave and some of the yeast may decide to give up.
I don't make more than two or three dough balls at a time. The thaw freeze cycle of my frostfree freezer means after a month or two they don't taste as good.
I have not frozen my pizza dough but have frozen bread dough.
Start thawing it overnight in the refrigerator and then put out at (cool) room temp the next morning. I did knead mine again after it thawed. Worked great. Yeast dough is surprisingly adaptable and forgiving, so give it a brief kneading and let rest again before baking.
Don’t worry too much—homemade dough is not expensive!
I can only tell you how I treat the brand that I buy. Take out of the freezer and put it into the fridge the night before. In the morning, coat it with olive oil and put it in a large bowl and let it rise. I don't knead it, but it does get punched down when it is spread for the pizza crust. Hand stretch, do not roll or press.
After a frozen dough ball becomes soft again, do I need to knead it? Let it rise again?
Trying this for the first time; don't know what to expect....
My frozen cheese pizza turned out very well; just like commercially available products. I'm gonna now mass-produce and keep in my freezer so I am always 20 minutes from fresh baked pizza.
It thaws in less than 20 minutes?? Dang. You must keep a hot house LOL!
It thaws in less than 20 minutes?? Dang. You must keep a hot house LOL!
That was referring to the frozen pizza I already made. No thawing there; I just send the frozen raw pie directly into the oven, and 20 minutes later it is ready to eat. I think this process is same for those commercially made frozen pizza, right?
That was referring to the frozen pizza I already made. No thawing there; I just send the frozen raw pie directly into the oven, and 20 minutes later it is ready to eat. I think this process is same for those commercially made frozen pizza, right?
I thought you were talking about the frozen dough. I wouldn't bother freezing my own pizza, but that's just me.
If you want fast pizza, you can buy ready-baked pizza crusts that are pretty good, Have a box of those in the freezer, keep packages of pizza sauce. Zap the sauce in the microwave and add toppings and into the oven. It is very fast and convenient.
Or you can use jars of spaghetti sauce to top a pizza instead of making sauce.
I always make enough pizza for meals the next day, but I have never tried freezing an already made and baked pizza. It might work. You just have to try it and see. I'm sure the commercial pizzas are flash frozen, not slowly frozen in a home freezer, but I have no idea whether or not that makes a difference.
Up until two years ago, I could buy boxes of prebaked gluten free pizza crusts. it was easy, take one out of the freezer, smear some sauce on it, and load it with cheese and toppings and into the oven. Very quick, very convenient. Unfortunately, that brand is no longer available and pizza making is now a long complicated process to make gluten free crusts from scratch. I'd sure buy those prebaked crusts again if I could get them.
I always used to purchase the pizza dough and now I make my own. I only make what I intend to use and its really easy to do and this is coming from someone that would prefer eat microwavable meals at every sitting because its much more convenient. I make the dough, let it sit for a couple hours and its ready to go. When I used to purchase the dough (on many occasions it was the same day I intended to use it), getting it to thaw properly seemed like a hassle and I think it diminished the quality.
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If you want fast pizza, you can buy ready-baked pizza crusts that are pretty good, Have a box of those in the freezer, keep packages of pizza sauce. Zap the sauce in the microwave and add toppings and into the oven. It is very fast and convenient.
Or you can use jars of spaghetti sauce to top a pizza instead of making sauce.
I always make enough pizza for meals the next day, but I have never tried freezing an already made and baked pizza. It might work. You just have to try it and see. I'm sure the commercial pizzas are flash frozen, not slowly frozen in a home freezer, but I have no idea whether or not that makes a difference.
Up until two years ago, I could buy boxes of prebaked gluten free pizza crusts. it was easy, take one out of the freezer, smear some sauce on it, and load it with cheese and toppings and into the oven. Very quick, very convenient. Unfortunately, that brand is no longer available and pizza making is now a long complicated process to make gluten free crusts from scratch. I'd sure buy those prebaked crusts again if I could get them.
Works great! I'd regularly buy a pie from a local Mom & Pop pizzeria and freeze individually wrapped slices. Reheated in the toaster oven it's like freshly made pizza.
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