# Can I freeze risen pizza dough? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-freeze-risen-pizza-dough/609433 "2012-01-13T21:10:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-freeze-risen-pizza-dough/609433/1 "2012-01-13T21:10:07Z")
I have some risen pizza dough I made a few days ago in the refrigerator. I can’t make another pizza right now. Can I leave it in the refrigerator a few more days? If I freeze it, should I deflate it first, or should I freeze it as is? When I thaw it out, will it rise again? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-freeze-risen-pizza-dough/609433/2 "2012-01-13T21:52:55Z")
Yeah, pizza dough freezes well. Just throw it in as is, no need to deflate. When it comes time to thaw, I find once it gets warm it starts to rise again. So keep that in mind when you take it out of the freezer. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-freeze-risen-pizza-dough/609433/3 "2012-01-13T23:38:55Z")
Shape it and par (half) bake it…, ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-freeze-risen-pizza-dough/609433/4 "2012-01-14T00:34:04Z")
OK. Thanks