How do I make challa dough and freeze to bake on Fri pls hel

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 8:24 am

I usually buy the frozen bingo challa and then bake on Fri

I want to make the dough myself

Usually I make dough
Rise
Shape
Rise
Bake

Where do I freeze in this process?
I would think
Make dough
Rise
Shape
Freeze
Rise
Bake

Please help me!! Is this what u do ?whoever does this?? Ty!

Mommyto1

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 8:30 am

if you have time to braid them Friday, I make the dough Thursday night, transfer it to a stainless bowl in a tightly sealed garbage bag and put it in the fridge overnight. (I clear one fridge shelf for it, it rises a bit but stays contained in the bag) In the morning I divide the dough in parts, let it rise some more and then braid...

mushkale

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 8:46 am

I have found that freezing raw dough never works for me. It never rerises correctly and just doesn't work. I just bake and freeze fresh, covering very well and still tastes fresh when defrosted.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:04 am

Thanks everyone

I wonder how bingo does it
I buy them frozen, defrost for 3 hours then bake
They are so good

I just made my dough now

Expert moms what should I do?!?!

amother

Brickred

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:09 am

I make the dough whenever I can, freeze in balls the size I want (no rising before freezing), take from freezer to fridge Thursday. Then on Friday, take it out and let it come to room temperature before braiding and baking. I try to time it to come out of the oven a few minutes before I light. This process hasn’t failed me yet.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:12 am

amother [ Brickred ] wrote:

Ty!!!!
It just rose for an hour ..but will do this right now

corolla

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:13 am

Maryann wrote:

Thanks everyone

I wonder how bingo does it
I buy them frozen, defrost for 3 hours then bake
They are so good

I just made my dough now

Expert moms what should I do?!?!

I use the Rhodes frozen dough.

Defrost
Rise
Shape
Rise
Bake

The extra shaping might be the key here. Maybe you can shape it into a ball the size of each challah, then freeze, and then follow the rest of the steps.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:16 am

corolla wrote:

I love this idea
Where do u buy that dough from?

amother

Chartreuse

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:34 am

Maryann wrote:

I love this idea
Where do u buy that dough from?

I live OOT, so any regular grocery store, in the freezer section.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:37 am

corolla wrote:

What do you mean by the extra shaping
Do u mean the extra rise?

amother

Impatiens

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:40 am

Make dough
Freeze
Take out and rise overnight or a whole day
Shape
Rise
Bake

corolla

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:41 am

Maryann wrote:

What do you mean by the extra shaping
Do u mean the extra rise?

The process you outlined in your OP has you braiding the dough, then freezing, then rise, and bake.
A poster upthread mentioned that this doesn't work for her, so I'm thinking that if you freeze the risen dough as a ball (the way Rhodes does), then defrost, rise, shape, rise, bake, this might work better, since you're knocking the air out by braiding, then rising again.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:43 am

corolla wrote:

Ty!! So I rose my dough and just froze it

Will do the rest fri!! Hope it comes out good!

corolla

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:52 am

Maryann wrote:

Ty!! So I rose my dough and just froze it

Will do the rest fri!! Hope it comes out good!

Keep us updated!

sevengirl

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 10:46 am

What I do is
Make
Rise
Bracha
Braid in challah tins
Freeze
Rise/defrost
Bake

amother

Zinnia

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 10:52 am

amother [ Brickred ] wrote:

This is the key. If you rise it at all before freezing it tastes bad after baking.

mushkale

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 1:33 pm

corolla wrote:

I've tried both. Braiding before freezing and just freezing a lump of dough and neither worked for me...

headabovewater

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 6:40 pm

I freeze after shaping and defrost (covered with towel) late Thurs night. Fri I brush with egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds, and then bake. It comes out great. I don't know why it doesn't work for some of you.

Maryann

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 6:45 pm

headabovewater wrote:

So you leave it to defrost / rise( I guess?) For about 7 hours overnight?

headabovewater

Wed, Nov 10 2021, 8:18 pm

[quote="Maryann"]So you leave it to defrost / rise( I guess?) For about 7 hours overnight?[/quote

Yes.