storing homemade bread

wssla00

Frogletina wrote: »

Why should you not put it in the fridge?

After I take mine out of the breadmaker I cover with a clean and wet teatowel and when it has cooled down I put in the fridge in a plastic bag. It usually keeps ok for 2 weeks

There was a study (I read about it from the river cottage handbook on bread) that bread goes stale within 2 days in the fridge and 5-6 days at room temp. I have certainly noticed the difference.

Oh... lol those lakeland bags are good in the sense that I reuse them so only have had one pack all year

richacol

I use a large freezer bag and find the bread keeps fresh and soft for at least 4-5 days

zippychick

ive merged this with an older thread discussing how to keep homemade bread fresh.

Zip

loislane999

vesper wrote: »

hi can someone give me an approximate cost on how much it costs to make a loaf of bread these days, its a long long time since I made my own bread as a child, but am thinking of borrowing my FIL's breadmaker (its a dust collector) and trying it out after seeing the horrid prices of loafs of bread in the shops now!

I use Lidl bread flour which is currently 50p pack - makes 3-4 loaves. Cooking costs I think around 20p (I checked smart meter), so per loaf around 35p.

AND you can add lots of goodies you have hanging around - pumkin / sunflower seeds, olives, herbs, cheese, .......

AND you can make pizza bases, pitta brad, rolls, cakes (if yours has a dough and cake setting) and some also do 'jam' although I have not had much success with this.

weezl74

vesper wrote: »

hi can someone give me an approximate cost on how much it costs to make a loaf of bread these days, its a long long time since I made my own bread as a child, but am thinking of borrowing my FIL's breadmaker (its a dust collector) and trying it out after seeing the horrid prices of loafs of bread in the shops now!

mine is 19p a loaf at the moment

m0t

I have recently started using a breadmaker and found the bread it produces to be delicious, but it only lasts for the day it is made. We only use half of the smallest loaf it makes so its a big waste of bread, and it doesn't do my conscience any good to throw so much away when so many people are starving.

I have researched some natural preservatives to put into the recipes and these are Soy Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid and Powdered Ginger (all available as health food products so shouldn't be bad for you).

Has anyone used these in their bread and does it affect the taste? I am assuming more dry ingredients means more liquid is required, any ideas of how much to try? Finally how much longer would my bread last using this method, ideally I would want a loaf to last 2 days.

I_luv_cats

m0t wrote: »

I have recently started using a breadmaker and found the bread it produces to be delicious, but it only lasts for the day it is made. We only use half of the smallest loaf it makes so its a big waste of bread, and it doesn't do my conscience any good to throw so much away when so many people are starving.

I have researched some natural preservatives to put into the recipes and these are Soy Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid and Powdered Ginger (all available as health food products so shouldn't be bad for you).

Has anyone used these in their bread and does it affect the taste? I am assuming more dry ingredients means more liquid is required, any ideas of how much to try? Finally how much longer would my bread last using this method, ideally I would want a loaf to last 2 days.

I wait for the bread to cool and wrap it in a plastic bag, it lasts 3 days. Day 3 might toast it.

Alternatively I sometimes slice up half of it and freeze.

artichoke

HI

How do you store your bread? It might last longer if you stored in an airtight container. We store our loaf in a large lock and lock type container.

I tend to make a large loaf every second day for kids packed lunches.

It is fine the morning of the second day to slice for sandwiches. Sometimes if it has not been put in the bread bin straight away after slicing on the first day, the first piece is a bit hard, so i don't use that for the kids, but i would say it always lasts 2 days at least.

art

squeaky

It should do a couple of days, three even, when wrapped in the fridge.

Otherwise slice and freeze and use when required.

Both options work for me

Doom_and_Gloom

We have no problem with our bread machine bread and we always make the largest loaf which is the 2lb and not the smallest of 1lb. We store them in bread bags - we have one each - and the bread lasts up to a week in them before going stale if they last that long :rotfl:. If the bread goes stale we either cut it into cubes and freezer for later (partners favourite method for his as he loves bread and butter pudding) or blits them to make bread crumbs.

Honestly either get a bread bin/bag or freeze the other half. Why your bread is only lasting a day is beyond me. Didn't have that problem even before we bought the bread bags.