A method of preparing frozen pieces of dough, in which dough is kneaded and subsequently fully shaped and fully proofed. The doughpieces are then frozen. The pieces of dough can be stored in a freezer for some time and subsequently removed from the freezer and, without defrosting step, placed in an oven and baked. The dough is kneaded to a higher energy input then in usual bread making techniques. In the presently preferred initial embodiment, alcohol is added to the dough ingredients during mixing of the ingredients.
