Baked Bread Frozen Dough Food

BAKED BREAD (FROZEN DOUGH)

Steps:

• GETTING STARTED 1. If you plan to use the conventional oven for the dish preparation then preheat it to 325°F. MAKING 2. Take a well-greased 1 ½ -quart glass loaf dish and add greased frozen bread to it. Microwave it for about 4-5 minutes at medium-low or until it defrosts at edges. Turn over the loaf at each minute. The dough still remains frozen at the center. Take it out from microwave oven and leave it for sometime along with plastic wrap. 3. Take a 2-cup glass measuring cup and add 1 ½ cups of water into it. Microwave it for 4 minutes at high by keeping it uncovered. 4. Return the bread dough to the loaf dish and place it in front of the water. Microwave it at low for about 5 minutes and allow the dough to double in bulk for about 2 minutes. 5. If using the conventional oven then partially bake the brad and cook it uncovered for about 4 minutes at medium and rotate the dish to one quarter only once during the cooking time. 6. If using the conventional oven then bake the bread for about 30-35 minutes. When done transfer it to the rack and cool it. SERVING 7. Serve in slices.

FROZEN BREAD DOUGH

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.

HOW TO MAKE BREAD FROM FROZEN BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• Regular method:.
• 1. Coat loaf pan with non stick coating cooking spray, Place frozen bread loaf in pan and cover with plastic wrap coated sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
• 2. Let rise until double until loaf is 1" above pan approximately 4-7 hours . Carefully remove wrap.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 20-25 minutes until bread is golden brown.
• 4 Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.
• 5. Brush top of loaf with melted butter or oleo, optional.
• 6. Let bread cool. Place bread on side for easier slicing.
• Easy overnight method:.
• 1. See #1 above.
• 2. Place in refrigerator 6-12 hours. Remove from refrigerator and let rise 2-3 hours, wrapped in plastic wrap that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray until 1 " above pan and let rise 2-3 hrs until 1 " above pan. Remove wrap carefully.
• 3. See #3 through #6.