Jeff asked: "How does one make "brown and serve" rolls (or bread)? To be
specific, make a yeasted dough, let it rise, partially bake it, refrigerate
or freeze it and bake it again just before serving."
Long-time lurker and learner...first post!
I do this particularly at holidays to help relieve the crunch for oven time.
Prepare the dough and form as usual with normal rises. Bake at 250 to 275 F
until loaves/rolls have completed oven-spring and are just about to color.
Remove, cool completely, wrap and freeze.
To bake for serving: Remove from freezer and place directly on tiles or
baking stone in a 400 F pre-heated oven. Immediately turn the heat down to
350 F.
It takes about 10 minutes or so to finish the browning, depending on the
desired degree of color and crispness.
The only hard part is paying attention in the first bake and pulling it
before it fully starts to color.
Renzo