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For everyday sandwich bread (for my son, mostly) we use Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat. I like rye bread for toast and as a base for boiled eggs. Hubby doesn't eat much bread. I just bought some Ciabatta to make bruschetta and garlic rosemary croutons.
I guess it depends on what is going on and who wants to eat.
Aren't the supermarket loaves baked from frozen factory dough?
Yes, you are just paying more for the fresh baked bread from factory frozen dough. If you are going to buy grocery bakery "fresh" bread you would be better off buying frozen dough and keeping it in your own freezer, ready to bake when you want it
My favorite bakery bread is Pittsfield Rye company's "Berkshire Bread." It's sold in the half-loaf at Big Y.
Favorite bread aisle bread is a tossup between Arnold's and Pepperidge Farm whole grain whole wheat.
Thomas' English Muffins are always tops but I rarely buy them because they're too expensive, except when they're buy 1 get 1, and I can't eat 12 muffins in the few days it takes for the second box to go stale.
For home-made bread, I am exclusively a challah eater, and baker. And I refuse to bake any again until I get a gas oven. I don't own a bread-maker and never will. It defeats the purpose.
Oh yeah forgot - favorite restaurant bread: there's this indian restaurant I go to regularly and they make the BEST naan in the whole world.
Aren't the supermarket loaves baked from frozen factory dough?
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Originally Posted by missik999
Yes, you are just paying more for the fresh baked bread from factory frozen dough. If you are going to buy grocery bakery "fresh" bread you would be better off buying frozen dough and keeping it in your own freezer, ready to bake when you want it
It depends on the supermarket. Near me, they make the bread fresh in their store bakery, I know someone who works there.
Aren't the supermarket loaves baked from frozen factory dough?
I asked today at HEB, and I was told that they used to used premixed dough, but now they are made from scratch. On the register ticket, the line said "pan frances bread scratch 1.49". Sure enough, when I got home, I saw that they were in paper bags that now called it Scratch Bread (16 oz), and my old bags (I save them) just said "fresh baked bread". I guess they just changed in the past couple of weeks, when the whole store was remodeled.
The woman in the bakery showed me how to tell the difference. The loaves from pre-mix have split tops, but the scratch breads have a rolled top.
Tastewise, I think the scratch bread is slightly blander tasting, but same texture and crustiness. They probably put in less salt.
Good bread is one of the many things we miss now that hubby is gluten-free. We used to love rye, pumpernickel, and sourdough. Yum Yum Yum. I JUST tried a gluten-free mock rye from "Molly's Bakery" I got at the Hy-Vee. It was REALLY good!! VERY pleasantly surprised. Of course I kinda have forgotten what good bread really tastes like..
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We used to love rye, pumpernickel, and sourdough. Yum Yum Yum. I JUST tried a gluten-free mock rye from "Molly's Bakery" I got at the Hy-Vee. It was REALLY good!! VERY pleasantly surprised. Of course I kinda have forgotten what good bread really tastes like..
