Make the softest, yeast dinner rolls easily for Thanksgiving, Hanukah, or Christmas from frozen dough. Just grab a bag of Bridgford’s Parkerhouse Style Rolls on your next grocery trip, and the best frozen bread rolls are ready when you are – right there in your freezer. These no-knead rolls are so simple and easy that you won’t need to wait for a special occasion to serve them.
What’s Covered In This Post
- Why I love Using Bridgford
- Make Easy Dinner Rolls with Frozen Dough
- Kitchen TOols Needed
- How to Defrost Frozen Dough
- Rising Frozen Dough
- How to Make Frozen Rolls Rise Faster
- Baking Parkerhouse Rolls
- How to Air Fry Frozen Bread Rolls
- Reheating Dinner Rolls
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Parkerhouse Style Rolls recipe
These bread rolls taste just like grandma’s yeast rolls, except these are nearly effortless and fail-proof.
And, what’s easier than no-knead rolls? Just thaw and bake your way to soft, old-fashioned dinner rolls.
Why I love Using Bridgford
It is no surprise that I love using store-bought Bridgford Frozen Ready-Dough® and Parkerhouse Rolls. After all, I have over a dozen frozen bread dough recipes right here on The Feathered Nester.
I love how they do all the prep, with quality non-GMO ingredients, so I don’t have to.
You will find frozen Bridgford Parkerhouse Rolls and Ready-Dough in my freezer year-round.
It is so convenient to grab a few frozen rolls from the bag and let them thaw and rise during the day. Then pop them into the oven to bake at dinnertime. You’ll have old-fashioned freshly baked dinner rolls, just like grandma’s yeast rolls, for the dinner table.
Save on your next Bridgford frozen dough purchase with this handy coupon!
Make Easy Dinner Rolls with Frozen Dough
Making dinner rolls from frozen is as easy as thaw, rise, and bake for soft, perfectly baked Parkerhouse Style Rolls!
There are several ways to prepare these fast and easy dinner rolls with frozen bread dough. Like you, I am always looking for time-saving strategies for holiday dinner prep and family dinners.
INGREDIENT Notes and Substitutions
- Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls – see our notes below on how to thaw frozen rolls.
- Butter – We used melted butter but you can also use margarine for this recipe.
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How to Defrost Frozen Dough
You might be wondering how long does frozen dough take to thaw? Well, you can thaw frozen Parkerhouse Style Roll dough as quickly as 1-2 hours or allow them to defrost, cover and let rise overnight in the refrigerator.
Those are the traditional methods. See below for how to thaw and rise frozen rolls fast.
My preferred method is to defrost frozen dough overnight in the fridge. This method is literally effortless, and the rolls will thaw overnight.
Place the frozen rolls on an oil sprayed casserole dish or baking sheet to defrost.
Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking oil on the side facing the dough. Don’t skip this last step or you’ll wind up with a sticky mess.
Let defrost in the refrigerator overnight, or for 8 – 10 hours.
Another way is to defrost your frozen dough is to thaw on the countertop.
Place the frozen yeast rolls in an oil sprayed casserole dish or sheet pan to thaw.
Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking oil on the side facing the dough. Don’t skip this last step or you’ll wind up with a sticky mess.
Let defrost for 1-2 hours. The thawed bread dough should still be cold but soft to the touch.
Rising Frozen Dough
Let thawed dough rise for 1-2 hours on the countertop in a warm location, free of drafts.
If you are pressed for time, you can speed things up a little. Make frozen rolls rise faster with the simple directions below.
How to Make Frozen Rolls Rise Faster
How to thaw frozen rolls fast is as easy as your oven. Add Parkerhouse Rolls frozen to your prepared baking sheet or casserole.
- Set the oven up to 100 degrees F. Check every 30 minutes until frozen dough rolls are thawed. They will be cool to the touch but softened.
- Allow an additional 1-2 hours for the Parkerhouse style rolls to rise, until doubled in size.
Baking Parkerhouse Rolls
Prepare baking sheet or baking dish by spraying with non-stick cooking spray or cover with parchment paper. Evenly space the frozen Parkerhouse Style Rolls about 1-2″ apart.
Bake for 10-14 minutes, or until rolls are golden on top.
Brush roll with melted butter or margarine and serve warm.
How to Air Fry Frozen Bread Rolls
During the holidays, oven space is always at a premium. Turkeys, hams, duck, and prime rib all take up so much oven space.
So, make your frozen dinner rolls in the air fryer instead of the oven and free up the oven this year!
Cooking frozen dinner rolls in air fryer is as easy as 1-2-3!
- Preheat the air fryer according to the manufacturer’s directions.
- Use a baking pan that allows about 2″ of space on all sides of the air fryer so that hot air can circulate.
- Set the air fryer for 350 degrees F and bake for 8-10 minutes, until rolls are golden on top.
Last year, I discovered the joys of cooking frozen rolls in air fryer when I shared this easy Rosemary Garlic rolls recipe.
Reheating Dinner Rolls
It isn’t very often that we have leftover yeast rolls. But when we do, we want them to taste like freshly baked bread rolls.
With these simple directions, your dinner rolls will taste just like freshly baked rolls.
- Reheat Parkerhouse Style dinner rolls in the microwave. Cover the yeast rolls with a damp, clean paper towel. Then, microwave until just warmed through in 15-second increments, up to 45 seconds.
- Use the oven to reheat dinner rolls. Cover an oven safe container tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Reheat rolls in the air fryer. Brush with additional melted butter. Wrap in foil and crimp the edges. If your air fryer has a bake mode, select that, and bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 7 minutes.
Where to buy frozen bread dough and rolls
You will find Bridgford’s frozen bread dough and rolls at major retailers like Wal-Mart nationwide in the freezer section. Or click on the link here to find where to buy Bridgford’s Ready-dough, Parker house style rolls, and frozen Monkey Bread.
Frequently Asked Questions
Egg wash often appears in pastry and bread recipes and can be used to create a shiny, brown crust or act as an edible glue. An egg wash is a simple mixture of egg and a little water, milk, or heavy cream. You can adjust the egg wash so your baked goods come out as crisp, soft, or shiny as you want them.
Yeast releases gases when it consumes the sugars in the flour. These gases get trapped inside the dough buy the mesh the gluten makes. This is what causes your bread to be airy and fluffy. This mesh is formed by kneading the dough.
Reheat dinner rolls in the oven. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350°F. Place rolls in a baking dish or arrange on a baking sheet, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. Bake until warm, 7 to 10 minutes.
Parkerhouse Style Rolls recipe
Easy Parkerhouse Rolls from frozen dough
Equipment
- baking sheet or casserole dish
- pastry brush or basting brush
Ingredients
- 1 bag (25 ounces) Bridgford Parkerhouse Style Rolls, thawed (see notes to thaw frozen dough)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Spray a baking sheet or oven-safe casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Evenly space the frozen Parkerhouse rolls about 1" apart. Follow directions on Bridgford Parkerhouse rolls for thawing rolls or see notes on how to defrost frozen dough.
- When rolls are thawed, with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick cooking oil on the side facing the rolls. Let rise until doubled in size, about an hour.
Oven-Baked Parkerhouse Rolls
- Preheat oven to 375º F. Bake Parkerhouse Rolls for 10-14 minutes, or until rolls are golden on top.
- Brush with melted butter and serve warm.
Air Fryer Parkerhouse Rolls
- Preheat the air fryer according to the manufacturer's directions. Use a baking pan that allows about 2" of space on all sides of the air fryer so that hot air can circulate.
- Air fry Parkerhouse Rolls at 350ºF for 8-10 minutes, or until rolls are golden on top.
- Brush with melted butter and serve warm.
Notes
- Defrost frozen dough rolls effortlessly in the refrigerator overnight. Place the frozen rolls on an oil sprayed casserole dish or sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking oil on the side facing the dough. Don’t skip this last step, or you’ll wind up with a sticky mess. Let defrost in the refrigerator overnight, or for 8 – 10 hours.
- For a quicker, but just as easy method, defrost the frozen rolls on your counter at room temperature or in the oven at 85º to 100ºF. Place the frozen rolls in an oil sprayed casserole dish or sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking oil on the side facing the dough. Don’t skip this last step or you’ll wind up with a sticky mess. Let defrost for 1-2 hours. The rolls should still be cold but soft to the touch.
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This post was sponsored by Bridgford Foods. All views are my own and based on my own personal experience using Bridgford’s products.
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