Arrested Development: Cinnamon roll edition
December 21, 2018 2:25 PM Subscribe
I started to make cinnamon rolls for Christmas presents for some friends I was going to see tonight. Unfortunately, I just got the news that someone is sick and we're postponing our get together until after Christmas. Can I freeze this dough for two weeks or otherwise pause this project?
I am making cinnamon rolls according to this recipe. I just finished mixing in the flour/eggs and kneading the dough (step 3). It hasn't risen at all yet.
Is there any way to "pause" this project for a few weeks? Can I freeze it, either the dough ball or the completed unbaked rolls? Or am I just going to have to eat a lot of cinnamon rolls tonight?
Usually I'd be pretty excited about a pan of cinnamon rolls, but I'm already up to my ears in holiday treats!
I am making cinnamon rolls according to this recipe. I just finished mixing in the flour/eggs and kneading the dough (step 3). It hasn't risen at all yet.
Is there any way to "pause" this project for a few weeks? Can I freeze it, either the dough ball or the completed unbaked rolls? Or am I just going to have to eat a lot of cinnamon rolls tonight?
Usually I'd be pretty excited about a pan of cinnamon rolls, but I'm already up to my ears in holiday treats!
Best answer: If you're already set up to roll out and form the dough you might consider par-baking so you don't have to do any prep later on. This way you'd be pulling them out of the freezer and right into the oven: How To Freeze Cinnamon Rolls and Bake Them Later at The Kitchn.
posted by Miss Matheson at 2:37 PM on December 21, 2018 [6 favorites]
posted by Miss Matheson at 2:37 PM on December 21, 2018 [6 favorites]
Yes, you can most definitely make them, par-bake, cool completely, then freeze. We used to do cinnamon roll fundraisers in high school-- we'd parbake several hundred pans, then sell frozen ones. They'd last for a few months in the freezer.
posted by holyrood at 3:05 PM on December 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by holyrood at 3:05 PM on December 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks everyone! I think I will go the par-baking route as outlined in the Kitchn link. I feel like those might actually be nicer as gifts than the finished baked product since they'll be able to choose when to eat them. Either way, I can make that decision later.
(plus this way i can make just one for breakfast tomorrow morning for meeee)
posted by geegollygosh at 3:16 PM on December 21, 2018 [9 favorites]
(plus this way i can make just one for breakfast tomorrow morning for meeee)
posted by geegollygosh at 3:16 PM on December 21, 2018 [9 favorites]
I make cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning. The recipe gets divided in thirds. Two pans get frozen before baking for consumption later. For New Years, we thaw a pan on the counter overnight and bake in the morning. (Out kitchen is quite chilly overnight.)The frozen ones come out OK, but lose a little compared to the never-frozen. Freezing more than a couple of weeks takes a serious toll on quality.
posted by SemiSalt at 5:08 AM on December 22, 2018
posted by SemiSalt at 5:08 AM on December 22, 2018
(This has drastically changed my Christmas morning! I am staying over at my in-law's farm this Christmas Eve and thought I wouldn't be able to bake cinnamon rolls.)
Thank you for asking this question! I had no idea par-baking was possible.
posted by freethefeet at 2:54 PM on December 23, 2018
Thank you for asking this question! I had no idea par-baking was possible.
posted by freethefeet at 2:54 PM on December 23, 2018
(For future readers- I didn't parbake the rolls enough so they collapsed once I pulled them out. 10 minutes not enough, needed more like 15-20.)
posted by freethefeet at 10:45 PM on January 3, 2019
posted by freethefeet at 10:45 PM on January 3, 2019
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posted by MonkeyToes at 2:29 PM on December 21, 2018 [1 favorite]