Question about breadmaker

snoogiewoogie

Probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it anywhere!

Is it true that the bread from the breadmaker has to be eaten the same day??

Thanks for letting me know.

Thistle-down

No. I guess it depends how you store it. It does go off quicker than shop-bought bread because of the lack of preservatives.

I keep mine in a bread bin and we can eat it for 1-2 days after baking, but it doesn't usually last that long!

**purpleprincess**

I don't eat it all the same day! I treat mine like a loaf bought from the shop and works for me

liz.._4

We tend to eat ours quickly anyway so I make a loaf a day, any left the next day does for toast and you can always freeze it and when you've got enough make a bread pud. Its so much better (and tastier) than shop stuff.

jcr16

ours generally only lasts a day anyway , i useally make small loaves because i personally only like it on the day it has been made. but i'm just odd. lol

carriel_2

I only started using my breadmaker yesterday, the first loaf lasted about an hour once both kids & hubby had found out how tasty it was! Made another today & its half gone already, the rest will be used for breakfast tomorrow.

beachbeth

My bread has lasted up to 3 days before it starts to taste a bit dry but it takes longer than that to actually 'go off' and start going mouldy. The only reason I know this is because I baked a loaf which we were eating and then the next day baked another one. We couldn't resist eating the freshly made one and ignored the day old one! We ended up not eating the older one and now I only make a loaf when we have about run out!

You can slice your bread up and freeze it anyway. It can be toasted straight from the freezer and slices don't take long to thaw out anyway.

Queenie

No, it doesn't all have to be eaten in one day (unless you *want* to have that as an excuse :rotfl: )

Adding oil to the bread mix aids the keeping properties of the loaf and so does how you store it.

simate

One way to stop it drying out is to store it in a plastic carrier bag for example or a big tupperware, that way the moisture is retained for longer. The crust goes soft of course but the bread is kept nice a fluffy.