Ready-made dough is great to have on hand for just the right occasion. Pre-made dough lets you skip all the prep that comes with making yeast dough. And, with the frozen dough in the freezer, home-baked goods are easy. If you don’t already do this, you need to start! It’s easy to pull out the ready dough and have it ready for dinner or breakfast with little effort. Keep reading to get the best frozen bread dough recipes.
We’ve come to love the convenience and reliability that ready-made dough offers. By keeping frozen bread dough and rolls in your freezer, you always have some on hand, especially during the holidays. Pull out just a few rolls at a time to have fresh bread rolls (or even a loaf of freshly baked bread) for dinner.
What To Make With Ready Made dough
There are so many creative uses for dough from the freezer that you may not have thought about. It’s great to use for casseroles, braided bread, breakfast sandwiches, desserts, pumpkin shaped bread, easy cinnamon rolls or sticky buns, Bridgford monkey bread, how to make pizza from frozen dough, and good, old-fashioned dinner rolls frozen.
Learn how to easily thaw frozen dough and rolls in this post.
Frozen Bread Dough Recipes Savory
Let’s start with savory recipes using frozen bread dough. You can use savory bread recipes for sides, appetizers, lunch, or dinner.
There are so many great ways to make them savory, including cooking with these ingredients:
- Herbs – Rosemary, Basil, or Thyme
- Garlic
- Cheese – parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, or others
- Ham
- Deli meats
- Pesto
- Marinara sauce
- Olive oil
Here are some super easy recipes that use pre-made bread dough:
Frozen Bread Dough Recipes Sweet
Baking sweetbreads is one of the most satisfyingly delicious ways to use this dough. Some uses for them are breakfast, brunch, snack, lunch, or dessert.
Here are some ingredients you can use to make them:
- Cream cheese
- Brown sugar
- Melted butter
- Jams/jellies
- Fruit
- Ground cinnamon
- Vanilla
- Pecans
- Powdered sugar
Here are some amazing recipe ideas for using ready made frozen dough:
Pre-made Bread Dough FAQ’s
If the bread is already cooked and then frozen, simply thaw the bread and then slice and eat it or you can use it in another dish. A great example is the pumpkin-shaped bread bowl shown above. Just hollow out the middle, ladle in some soup, and you’ve got a meal.
The fastest way to thaw it is to let it sit, covered, on the counter for a few hours until it has risen and is at room temperature. If you won’t be using it for longer than 3 hours, wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge.
If you let the dough rise longer than a few hours on the counter, it will become warm and over rise . After that, it won’t bake correctly. You can leave it in the fridge for up to 48 hours, so there’s little risk of letting it rise too long there.
If you are looking for frozen, ready made dough or rolls, my favorite brand to use is Bridgford. Another popular brand is Rhodes Bake N Serve. Look for these brands at your local grocery store or Wal-mart locations.
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Jeanette Bearb says
What store sells the Bridgeford frozen bread. I need it to make sausage bread. Thank you kindly!
Gianne - TFN Team Member says
Hi Jeanette! You can type your state here, and they’ll show you where you can buy Bridgeford. https://www.bridgford.com/bread/where-to-buy/