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But we live in a somewhat humid climate and our bread has no preservatives. It can survive about 3-4 days on the counter before it begins to grow some bread mold. It tastes somewhat stale by that time too, even in a bag. A fridge prolongs that but it makes more sense to bake frequently and not try to freeze or store it. Fresh is best.
I use a fridge dough that I store in a big Rubbermaid and tear off a chunk to bake every day or two we need homemade bread. “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” is my source for that particular method and recipe.
I use a fridge dough that I store in a big Rubbermaid and tear off a chunk to bake every day or two we need homemade bread. “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” is my source for that particular method and recipe.
We use it up in 2 days usually. I keep it in the cupboard in a plastic bag and it stays fresh. I haven't tried freezing it. I make salt free bread because of my husbands high blood pressure.
I use a bread machine to make the dough, and it only makes enough for one loaf at a time. We used to finish it in about 3 days and so mold was never a problem. Now, my kids are older and have branched out--they often prefer Trader Joe's cracked wheat sourdough, for instance, and we don't eat as many sandwiches as we used to. So now when I make a loaf I leave it out for about a day so we can enjoy as much as we want fresh. Then I slice the rest, close it tightly in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer. Frozen bread is still pretty good when it's thawed, especially for making toast.
If you always eat your own home baked bread, do you bake it daily, or every 2-3 days, or bake a big one or a lot and freeze them to keep for weeks?
I used to bake a lot of bread. Anything that wouldn't be eaten within 2-3 days would be frozen. That's for oven baked bread. For some reason, bread made in a bread machine started to taste stale the next day.
I bake sporadically. The bread stays out for a couple of days and if it isn't used up by then the rest goes into the refrigerator. After that if we aren't eating it I make croutons out of it and put them in small freezer bags and freeze.
If you always eat your own home baked bread, do you bake it daily, or every 2-3 days, or bake a big one or a lot and freeze them to keep for weeks?
I bake a loaf of sourdough bread about every 10 days, As soon as it cools, I freeze half of the loaf and keep the other half in the frig and slice it as needed. I'm going to slice it in a few minutes and have a banana and mayo sandwich for lunch.
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