RECIPES FOR FROZEN BREAD DOUGH RECIPES

Steps:

• I sprinkle the yeast on the 4 cups water and add the 1/2 cup sugar and let the yeast work.
• In a large bowl or bread mixer mix powdered milk, 4 cups flour, salt and butter.
• Add the yeast water and mix (you can use an electric mixer) as you keep adding flour you will need to knead by hand (or use a bread mixer) Add flour until you get a stiff dough (you might not need all of flour, it depends on the moisture content of your flour) Knead for 15 minutes and then cover with a towel and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Divide dough into 4 equal balls.
• Smooth balls and place on a cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
• Freeze balls until firm and then transfer to freezer bags and store in freezer.
• Recommended storage time 1 month.
• To Bake: remove frozen dough from freezer, open freezer bag and leave dough in bag to thaw or place on a cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap to thaw.
• It is very important to have a plastic covering over dough to thaw (dough really dries out without the plastic covering).
• (It usually takes about 4 hours to thaw) Shape into loaves or leave round or make pizza crust or rolls or whatever you do with freezer dough.
• Let rise until doubled (1 1/2 hours) Bake regular bread loaves at 350 for 35 minutes.
• I like to brush the bread loaf with 1 beaten egg and return it to the oven for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Herb garlic bread 1 loaf defrosted bread 1 tbls garlic powder, 1 tablespoon Italian herbs Mix half of the herbs and garliic into the bread and reshape. Butter top of bread and add the rest of the spices over top. Then you can bake as bread or rolls let raise and bake as usual. Sometimes I add parmesan cheese to this also. You can make rolls by flatening it out in a 8x8 or 9x11 pan and score into rolls or bread sticks and let rise then bake.
• Molded breads you can shape into almost any figure or put in molds to aquire shapes, and bake as usual. These bears were made to top soup.
• Cinnamon Rolls place bread dough on a floured surface and roll out. butter the top and add cinnamon sugar/brown sugar mixed on top of that. add nuts or raisins if desired. Roll into a log and slice in 1 inch pieces and place in a 9x12 greased and floured pan, allow to rise and bake until golden brown at 350 degrees. Frost when almost cool. Frosting 1 stick butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar, and 1 teaspoon almond extract. mix well and frost.
• Pizza crusts Roll out into the size pizza you want, great for deep dish pizzas. Allow to rise add toppings and bake in preheated 400 degree oven. I like to make mine a garlic, herb crust.
• make into animal rolls. just shape, allow to rise and brush with egg wash before baking as usual
• Pecan rolls place bread dough on a floured surface and roll out. butter the top and add cinnamon sugar/brown sugar mixed on top of that. Roll into a log and slice in 1 inch pieces In a 9x12 greased and floured pan, place 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 stick melted butter and mix together then distribute over the pan. Sprinkle 3/4 cup chopped pecans over that add rolls and allow to rise and bake until golden brown at 350 degrees. Frost when almost cool. Frosting 1 stick butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon butterscotch extract. mix well and frost.
• Cheesey onion bread Mix into defrosted bread 1/3 cup sauted browned onions, cooled and 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese. allow to rise and bake as usuall, when done add 2 tablespoons cheese to top of bread and return for 5 minutes to melt it on top
• Stuffed breads https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/pizza-stuffed-bread.html