IMMEDIATE BAKING IS WONDERFUL; FREEZING UNBAKED ROLLS IS A PARTIAL FAIL (edible but not company worthy).
I've been searching the reviews and can't find my precise issue. I made the recipe as written, using blog tips, and it was FABULOUS.
I baked half of the rolls immediately, and I froze the other two round pans of six rolls each, well-wrapped. A few days later, at about 5:00 pm, I placed one pan into the refrigerator to thaw. Early in the morning, the rolls appeared thawed but had not risen at all. (BTW when I froze them after the 10-minute rising time, they were much smaller looking than the photo. So my rolls were small.) My husband insisted that I let the rolls sit on the counter to rise a bit before baking, so I did (about 30 minutes). The rolls got a few huge air bubbles on top, but they didn't rise overall, so I baked the rolls. The tops did not brown well, and the rolls had zero oven spring; they didn't even touch each other in the 9" round cake pan. I was so hopeful that this would be a good process for Thanksgiving and other company meals, but now I'm thinking I'd better bake the rolls first in order to get a full rise. What did I do wrong?
Thank you for the excellent recipes, including this one!

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