Could you also place the shapened, refrigerated balls in a cold oven and then let it heat up with the dough in there? That way they can rise and bake at the same time. Just wondering... Depends on how your oven preheats. Our ovens here in the test kitchen preheat by the upper element burning really hot; if we put anything into the oven before it's preheated, it burns to a crisp on top. But if your oven heats gradually, sure, that would work fine. Good idea! PJH

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