Abstract: The present invention relates a frozen non-leavened farinaceous dough that can be leavened under ambient conditions before being baked, fried and/or boiled to produce a ready-to-eat foodstuff. More particularly, the invention provides a frozen non-leavened farinaceous dough containing at 103 cells/g viable cells of an S. bayanus strain. The dough product according to the invention offers the advantage that the time window within which the leavened dough can be prepared for consumption is very broad, i.e. several hours. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a ready-to-eat cooked leavened dough product, said method comprising the steps of: ?thawing and leavening a frozen non-leavened dough as described above by keeping it under ambient temperature for 6-24 hours to obtain a leavened dough having a specific volume of at least 2.0 ml/g; and ?baking, frying and/or boiling the leavened dough.