If you wanted to make dough and freeze...

[Inchworm]

for pizza/calzone type use, would you freeze after the last rise or quickly get it in the freezer? If after the last rise, would you punch it down? (squeeze out the air)

With my machine it is just as easy to make 4x what I need at once so I quarter and freeze 3 balls.

It is like 10% (if that) of the cost buying the pre-froze dough.

Anyone know the answer to this? Internets doesn't know :D

:hi:

[youthere]

1. no..freeze it before the last rise...IOW...as soon as you take it from the machine.

DOUBLE wrap it and don't freeze it for longer than 3 months.

[Inchworm]

2. Cool! Then when I thaw..

brush it with oil and it will rise a little like the store-bought stuff?

:happydance:

[youthere]

3. It should...

it may not rise as high, but I freeze bread dough all the time, and it comes our fine. I make tons of cinnamon rolls and freeze them. Then I pull out a few at a time, put them in a pan and let them rise and they come out beautifully. I don't know why pizza dough would be any different.

[Inchworm]

4. Thanks a heap

:yourock:

[youthere]

5. No problem...

now you have to share your pizza dough recipe! LOL!

[Inchworm]

6. It varies- I'm still playing

but basically it is

1 warm beer (12 oz)
4 cups of bread flour
1 tbs of salt and sugar
1 cup of water
2 1/2 tsp of yeast

I add hells of other stuff like basil, oregano, rosemary.. differently each time. I also vary in the exact measurements of the basics.

I'm just a mad scientist.

:blush:

[BarenakedLady]

7. Mmmmm

pizza

[Inchworm]

9. hey sexy!

G'mornin.

Flirt- Flirt- Flirt- :loveya:

I had pizza last night about 2am :rofl::crazy:

:hug:

[youthere]

8. that sounds like a good flavorful dough...

I might have to try it...I'm not a big pizza fan (ate WAY too much of it in college), but I think I might give that a try.

[Inchworm]

10. the cool thing is- you can make calzones too if you'd rather

just flatten the dough, load it with goodies, fold it over and seal, light olive oil on top... bake at 400 for like 25min or until golden.

:9

[Gormy Cuss]

11. Flatten the ball before freezing.

It thaws faster that way. Otherwise, what youthere instructed is how we do it here.