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making/freezing pizza dough

krobertsmsn
krobertsmsn Posts: 655
edited July 2012 in EggHead Forum
I've been seeing the posts on pizza dough recipes and decided to order tipo 00 flour. I got the flour last week. My question is can you freeze leftover dough, and if so, is it as good as fresh? I am thinking about making some to freeze for future use. Can the dough be made in a bread maker with good results?
LBGE 4/2012, MBGE 6/2012 & Mini 11/2013
Rome, GA

Comments

  • Duganboy
    Duganboy Posts: 1,118
    Most reports say that you can freeze without any negative results. My recipe just makes enough for one crust, so I can't tell you from personal experience, even thought that is the flour that I use.
  • We freeze ours just find for about a month in ziplock freezer bags. Freeze the dough ball alone first to prevent sticking then remove from ziploc when ready for use & just defrost in a deep bowl coated with olive oil, cover with plastic and go into a rise from there. We take it out in the morning and then it's ready by dinner.
  • krobertsmsn
    krobertsmsn Posts: 655
    thanks for the tip on freezing out of bag first!
    LBGE 4/2012, MBGE 6/2012 & Mini 11/2013
    Rome, GA
  • Brownie
    Brownie Posts: 1,023

    We freeze ours just find for about a month in ziplock freezer bags. Freeze the dough ball alone first to prevent sticking then remove from ziploc when ready for use & just defrost in a deep bowl coated with olive oil, cover with plastic and go into a rise from there. We take it out in the morning and then it's ready by dinner.
    BeecaveKitchen Neat tip. Thanks. I always oiled the dough well before the freezer bag. But I will try you method next time.
    krobertsmsn  I usually double the recipe and freeze what we don't need after the dough has risen. It takes very little time to defrost, and doesn't impact flavor by much.