TONS of easy frozen bread dough recipes using Rhodes yeast dinner rolls or cinnamon rolls. Dinners and desserts with little prep on your part. We will explain what to make with frozen rolls, loaves or cinnamon rolls right out of the freezer!
What can you make with frozen bread dough answers are here. Lots of easy Rhodes recipes I’ve made lately so I thought I’d share. From monkey bread, to pizza, air fryer recipes and more. There are just so many possibilities once they’re defrosted. (affiliate links present)
Table of Contents
- Rhodes Frozen Bread Dough Recipe
- How to Make Recipes Using Ready Made Bread Dough
- How do you defrost Rhodes rolls?
- Frozen Dough Recipes
- Is there a way to change frozen white bread dough into something more interesting?
- Can you make a dessert out of Rhodes frozen rolls?
- Rhodes Bread Dough Recipes
- What can you make with frozen bread dough?
- How long does it take to thaw frozen cinnamon rolls?
- Cinnamon Rolls from Frozen Bread Dough
- Dessert Recipes with Frozen Bread Dough
- Easy frozen bread dough recipes
- Can you buy frozen bread dough?
- Frozen Bread Dough Recipes
Rhodes Frozen Bread Dough Recipe
I use the Rhodes brand for all of these. I have worked with them quite a bit and it is what’s readily available where I live. There may be another brand where you are but typically they’re all similar sizes once they defrost.
They are NOT just to bake rolls though y’all, think outside of the box. Defrost, roll together and make pizza from frozen bread dough, pull apart bread with Rhodes rolls, monkey bread, homemade hot pockets and more. Here’s what the bag of frozen yeast rolls looks like:
How to Make Recipes Using Ready Made Bread Dough
I give myself about one and 1/2 hours for frozen rolls to soften up on the countertop. When prepping for a meal you’ll need to account for that and ensure you prep them in the proper way. It says you can thaw bread dough overnight in the refrigerator. I don’t like the texture of the rolls when I do it this way. If I’m going to roll dough out to make a deep dish pizza or something it works well though.
How do you defrost Rhodes rolls?
What I mean is that a piece of plastic wrap sprayed with non stick spray is necessary on top. I like to use sprayed parchment paper on the bottom. I’ve done this other ways and this is best.
If you don’t spray it the wrap will stick. Don’t put it on top at all and the outside exposed to the air will get a bit dry and crusty. Just make sure you do it the “right way” so all your frozen roll recipes come out perfect.
Frozen Dough Recipes
Only baked these in a pan or cookie sheet in the oven? Oh honey there are so many other ideas way beyond that. Let me share a few of our favorite creations like pull apart pizza bread and more here.
Is there a way to change frozen white bread dough into something more interesting?
Yes….there are so many things you can make once it is thawed. Using a cutting board you can roll it out into a flat sheet that can then be cut into rounds to fill with pie filling, sealed and then fried into dumplings!! Fill with pepperoni, cheese and sauce to make hot pockets in air fryer you can see below! the list does on and on.
For the loaves, put 1 in a loaf pan covered with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with non stick spray. Leave on the countertop for 5-8 hours until it’s risen to the top and then bake as directed on package.
Can you make a dessert out of Rhodes frozen rolls?
The rolls are smaller than the loaves so they take less time in the oven. You can cut them in fourths and make monkey bread muffins or rroll a few out and make a flat dough to fill with all sorts of things too.
Rhodes Bread Dough Recipes
If you have a Traeger you can make this cheddar / parmesan cheese smoked bread. I know right?? Yeah I added some cheddar and a can of diced chiles into this one. You can cook it alongside your meats or just by itself as a side dish.
You can roll these or Rhodes frozen bread dough out in a sheet too. This is a great idea to make sandwiches like this air fryer chicken cordon bleu or our smoked pizza roll.
What can you make with frozen bread dough?
Don’t want to go outside? Need to just use your oven for something unique and pretty for the holidays? Take a peek at our braided Easter egg bread with chocolate pieces in the middle! OH these were a real hit!!
Have a Ninja Foodi or Cosori? Make either a few air fryer biscuits or you can make a pretty creation using this special pan.
I called these air fryer garlic bread rolls and they didn’t last long in my house. Perfectly soft like the bakery inside with a golden brown top and edges, it’s best brushed with buttery garlic served with marinara sauce.
How long does it take to thaw frozen cinnamon rolls?
Frozen cinnamon rolls take the same amount of time for the most part. This brand makes both types. You don’t want the quick rise type that comes in a tray and you pop into the oven. The bagged variety is much more versatile and will allow you to make things like an easy monkey bread recipe and beyond.
Cinnamon Rolls from Frozen Bread Dough
An hour is fine for these to soften up. You don’t want to wait a lot longer if you’re going to slice or roll them out. The longer they sit the more sticky they’ll get. Use your hands to flatten out to make cinnamon roll waffles.
Or just leave as is and pop into your basket to “bake” air fryer cinnamon rolls for breakfast in the morning. I know, I bet you didn’t think you could make them this way huh? Jazzed up you can transform them into sticky buns too.
Dessert Recipes with Frozen Bread Dough
Of course these are pretty darn yummy if you just follow the “typical” directions on the back baked in a cake pan. It comes with about 1/2 cup of vanilla / cream cheese frosting too so you’re all set.
BUT if you want to let your imagination fly I have a couple more interesting ideas. Since it has the sweetness of cinnamon sugar already rolled into each one you need fewer ingredients.
In an oven you can bake our pumpkin monkey bread using brown sugar and pumpkin puree. Perfect Fall treat. Love all things chocolate? Make this Rhodes cinnamon rolls recipe that looks like this!
Easy frozen bread dough recipes
Cinnamon pull apart bread can use either one of these really. It is sweeter if you use these though and then the spices are already set in each layer you add.
The beauty of these above and beyond refrigerated Pillsbury cinnamon rolls is that they last longer for sure. You get a lot more for your money too because each one of these has about 24 rolls vs. 8.
Wanna use your Foodi again? Our air fryer monkey bread turns out oh so yummy. Monkey bread in a smoker with a can of canned pie filling on the bottom is totally fabulous too.
Whether you make one or more of our creative creations, or just bake them to a golden brown in the oven, frozen dough is so versatile. I haven’t tried their wheat bread dough but the white with melted butter on top tastes like it’s from a bakery.
Can you buy frozen bread dough?
Yes, you’ll find a bag in the frozen section of your local grocery store. It’s buy the boxed ready made garlic bread / Texas Toast. Our Safeway didn’t carry it but Super 1 has all of the varieties they make and sell so I get it there.
Frozen Bread Dough Recipes
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
- 24 pcs frozen rolls
- 1 egg white, whisked
- 1 tsp water, for egg wash
- sprinkles, optional for fun and sweetness
Instructions
- Lay 24 frozen dinner rolls on a piece of parchment paper that has been very lightly sprayed with non stick spray. Put a piece of plastic wrap over the top that has been lightly sprayed with non stick spray so they don't dry out.
- Allow them to defrost and rise a bit for 3 hours. Put a bit of olive oil on your hands and roll 2 pieces out into long snake shapes. Pinch together at one end.
- Braid the two strips of dough and then make into a circle. Pinch two ends together to create a sort of circle or wreath. Place on a baking sheet with a new piece of parchment underneath.
- Whisk together egg white and water, use a pastry brush to coat top to make shiny. Sprinkle sprinkles on top if desired.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, bake for 17 minutes until very lightly browned on top and cooked thru in middle. Remove and slide paper off so rolls don't continue to bake.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
i use the loaf bread dough for pizzas and make taco, and other types pizza….love it…use it to make elephant ears….also……
I make Rhodes bread dough in my 4 burner grill. It takes about 30 to35 min.at 350F using only 2 burners opposite the pyrex bread dish. WONDERFUL!
How would you make crescent rolls from frozen bread? Or can you?
frozen dough isn’t flaky like crescents are, they are a more dense biscuit texture
Oops, it wasn’t “cut bread,” it was “chopped bread.” Sorry.
I’m trying to find the recipe for “cut bread” with cheese and broccoli or spinach and other varieties using Rhodes frozen bread. A Detroit radio show in the 1980s published the recipes.
I have made the regular loaves of frozen white bread for the last 3 months.The white bread comes out great tasting great
and so light .I have made Rhodes frozen rolls to make loaf bread also very good.Rhodes Dough makes everything taste better and THE House Smells like a bakery . also made cinnamon waffles,cinnamon rolls you can make it as the great chicken pot pie,pretty much make it as a center pieces for holidays . I hope you enjoy getting creative cause Rhodes frozen dough if it be the frozen dinner rolls or loves and it’s so fun making the Rhodes frozen dough it’s like art Ictually is Art best smelling and tasting Art We don’t buy already made bread anymore My husband loves it now we are spoiled by Rhodes frozen dough also.We are both spoiled by each other and now we have Rhodes that are so delicious Thank you to the frozen dough product’s
CAN YOU MAKE A RASIN BREAD OUT OF THE RHODES BREAD DOUGH?
I haven’t done that yet
Can you add dried cranberries to the frozen yeast dinner rolls?
Didn’t show recipes just how to defrost. How do you make the monkey bread?
The links are all provided in the post, they are bolded with a blue line underneath. Click on which one you want and the whole recipe will then pop up for that one
Can you use the frozen bread dough to make nut or poppyseed roll?
Hmmm I haven’t done that. You’d have to knead your add ins inside once they were thawed I’d imagine.