634586 Tue Jul 07 08:06:14 -0700 2009 2 31 Home Cooking 0 4836145 Using the Peter Reinhart recipe as done on smittenkitchen http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/bronx-worthy-bagels/ I was wondering if there is a good point at which to freeze these prior to baking: Immediately after shaping? After retarding the shaped bagels overnight in the fridge? After boiling, but before baking? Tue Jul 07 08:06:14 -0700 2009 240832 serenarobin 1 4839893 I always bake and then freeze. I haven't had much luck with freezing dough. If you freeze then soon after they have totally cooled and don't hold for too long after you thaw, they are quite fresh when you eat them. Wed Jul 08 10:48:29 -0700 2009 4836145 117271 Stuffed Monkey 2 4841558 I agree. I did this with the same recipe and they thawed so nicely. Wed Jul 08 18:28:45 -0700 2009 4839893 197210 jayaymeye