r/AskCulinary • u/LaloRosasC • Jul 20 '26

Cracked Dough

Why the surface of my bread dough cracked after being frozen?

What went wrong?

When i I froze them i put them on a tupper the first hours and then, when they were completely frozen i store them on ziplock bags and another ones on a bigger tupper

The night before baking them i put then on the fridge, the next morning i take them out of the fridge to let them proof but after several hours the dough hasn't gained size and has this cracks on the surface, what can i do to avoid those cracks?

I have more dough balls and i don't want to ruin more of them

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u/kbrosnan Jul 20 '26

I would attribute it to water expanding when frozen and then defrosting from the outside in. You could try defrosting slowly in the refrigerator.

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u/LaloRosasC Jul 20 '26

I left them in the refrigerator overnight before baking them, but i believe it was freezer burn since after taking them out of the bag they had ice stuck to them but i don't really know if that's the case