How do you do your bread making?
Melissa Northern Italy zone 8
6 years ago
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How do you store your homemade bread?
Comments (18)I never buy bread that comes in plastic bags - when I do buy bread, it comes in paper type bags that are always open at one end. I mostly buy La Brea Bakery bread, but Gelson's has their own bread that they make that is excellent as well. There's a bakery in the mini-mall with my bank, and I buy bread there occasionally as well. They don't have the best selection, and they don't have pumpernickel, which is why I have to make that bread myself. In fact, I need to make more, but I'm going to wait until Monday because DB's birthday is this week-end. Now that I have a good oven, I will be buying less bread. I reuse the plastic bags that I put onions and garlic in, and I store bread in those. Lars...See MoreDo you love your bread machine?
Comments (29)I have a zojirushi bread machine and I love it. I knew I wanted the zoji so I watched Craigslist and got one for $90. I use the dough cycle a lot. It saves me time. I can put the ingredients in at 5 am and set the timer to deal with the dough when I am home from work.I make foccacia, bagels, pizza dough. I do bake bread in the machine too and it is great for a soup and bread supper and I have several sandwich loaves we like. I would recommend getting a food scale too if you don't have one. I find bread in bread machine or by hand works best if you weigh instead of meadure....See MoreHow do you keep your bread?
Comments (10)I never put bread in the refrigerator, I don't like it after it's been refrigerated. I store mine in a plastic "tupperware" type container with a snap lid on my counter. I never buy bread, I make all my own, in various types and flavors. When a loaf starts to get stale, usually about 3 days, I either make toast or I make bread crumbs. I used to use the blender, now I use the food processor. I freeze the fresh crumbs, and I've learned to identify on the bag what type of bread it is. When I want fresh crumbs, I just take them out of the freezer. When I want toasted crumbs, I toast the ones I take out of the freezer, if I want them seasoned, I do it when I them out of the freezer and before toasting. I've also been known to slice a loaf of something I like a lot but Ashley doesn't care for, and freeze two slices per bag. Then, if I want toast, a sandwich, whatever, I take two slices out of the freezer and don't thaw the whole batch. I make bread about twice a week and sometimes make two loaves on purpose so I can freeze one, or make french toast and freeze that for quick breakfasts. I will note that the latest loaf of cheddar beer bread does NOT make good french toast but it makes an awesome grilled cheese! Annie...See MoreWhere do you keep your bread? A drawer, counter, pantry?
Comments (51)Very interesting responses! Mags438 I was totally laughing about your dog, that is a new one to me, a bread loving dog haha. Cindy Noll, does the SS drawer help your breads stay fresher? These comments have given me some good ideas. I find we will have tortillas, hoagie rolls, sandwich bread, take and bake breads, etc. and it looks so cluttered on the counter. Texas Gem my daughter has stopped eating sandwiches which creates the problem of what to give her for lunch. Hummus and pita, cheese and crackers, lunchmeat rolls, leftovers (if at home) or school hot lunch! I probably could give her mac and cheese, chili or spaghetti in a thermos, but most of my stuff is packed up still from out move (awaiting renovation). Sometimes she'll still take a peanut butter and honey sandwich. :)...See MoreLars
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