Here's what to keep in mind when freezing and thawing yeast dough - tips and tricks

Yeast dough is useful for baking bread, rolls or pizza yourself.

But it is already complex.

You can easily freeze yeast dough with these tips.

How good it smells in the kitchen when you bake yourself.

And the good feeling of eating bread kneaded and baked with your own hands.

Homemade pizza dough * also tastes much better than bought-in pizza dough, right?

The

is not difficult at all, most of the ingredients you have in house anyway: flour, water, oil, salt and if not, you can even make yeast yourself!

What

prevents

many from

: The long standing time.

A good yeast dough should rise for at least an hour.

And then again when it is in shape, for example as bread or rolled out as pizza dough.

Nothing for the quick kitchen.

This is where the good news comes in: you can

!

So simply prepare a larger amount so that the next time you bake, you will have the dough ready for use for topping (pizza) or for further processing.

If you are already preforming rolls, you just have to put them in the oven and bake them.

Perfect for lazy Sundays!

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Freezing yeast dough: what to consider

It is best to freeze the

before

, otherwise the dough will be sticky and mushy after freezing and thawing.

Particularly clever: freeze the dough in portions just as you can use it.

The dough should be

frozen

, so pack it in freezer bags or freezer-proof cans, for example.

If you want to use the yeast dough for pizza, you can also use a cake tin.

Simply roll out a few

size of your springform pan and place them on top of each other, separated by baking paper.

So for the next pizza evenings you have pizza dough rolled out directly on baking paper, which you only have to cover as desired.

Quasi

, but homemade!

You should also wrap the cake tin airtight, for example with cling film, otherwise the dough will dry out.

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Thawing pizza dough and yeast dough: Here's how

It is best to

let

thaw again slowly.

This works very well in the refrigerator overnight.

During this time, the yeast dough can also rise again.

A yeast dough ball that you have frozen can also be thawed again in a bowl at room temperature.

To do this, dust the dough with a little flour and cover the bowl with a cloth.

The

from the springform pan is particularly practical as it thaws faster thanks to the flat shape and you no longer have to roll it out.

If you have to go fast, you can do without the walking time with pizza dough and fill the flatbreads from the freezer directly.

The pizza will then be crispier.

+

Pizza also works great with frozen yeast dough.

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How long can you keep yeast dough in the freezer?

If you have packed the yeast dough well, it will keep in the freezer for up to

.

Can you also freeze yeast?

If you ever have a bit of fresh yeast left over because you need less for a recipe, you can actually freeze it too.

But be aware that

lose its buoyancy, so the quality of the yeast will decrease over time.

Better to use it up as soon as possible.

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