Okay I Made Some Bread...

[VydorScope]

I made some bread in this shiny new brandmaker, and right now its in a ziplock freeze bag on the counter at home. How best to store it so that it last a long enough to eat?

[Guest imsohungry]

Hey Vincet,

Here's what I do:

I leave out what I think that I can eat in 2-3 days. (After day 2, I place the bread in the fridge).

For the rest of the loaf, I slice it as thick/thin as I want and then separate each slice with a small piece of wax paper (this will keep the loaf from turning into a huge "block" when you freeze it). I then wrap the entire loaf in aluminum foil and place it in a freezer bag. Then, of course, I freeze it.

Some people eat the bread fast enough that they don't need to freeze it...I don't. If I don't freeze at least part of the loaf, it goes to waste.

To thaw, I simply place in the toaster (or it can be done in the microwave for a few seconds). Hope this helps! -Julie

[cdford]

Any bread placed into a refrigerator will spoil or change textures quickly. I would suggest either leaving it out on the counter or freezing it per the instructions of the last post. I only make a small bread machine loaf so that it does not need to be frozen since I prefer it fresh. I just throw the ingredients inot the bread machine every other day or so and press the start button.

Some stores carry bags for bread made at home. My preferred source is www.breadbeckers.com as they carry bread bags that can be used to freeze the loaf and can be reused up to 15 times. They are cute and say homemade bread on the outside. They are also not expensive. This is also a good source for bulk food items, especially if you mill your own grains.

[VydorScope]

Any bread placed into a refrigerator will spoil or change textures quickly. I would suggest either leaving it out on the counter or freezing it per the instructions of the last post. I only make a small bread machine loaf so that it does not need to be frozen since I prefer it fresh. I just throw the ingredients inot the bread machine every other day or so and press the start button.

Some stores carry bags for bread made at home. My preferred source is www.breadbeckers.com as they carry bread bags that can be used to freeze the loaf and can be reused up to 15 times. They are cute and say homemade bread on the outside. They are also not expensive. This is also a good source for bulk food items, especially if you mill your own grains.

PLease forgive my ignorance, but whats so specail about that bag?

[cdford]

Actually, I am not sure what is so special about that particular bag. I just know that they work better than anything else I have used over the years (I milled my own wheat and baked my own breads long before I knew I was celiac disease). My bread keeps better than when I use other bags. They are also great for use when giving away loaves to celiac disease friends or newbies or taking a loaf with you when traveling. The info from the site looks like this:

Designed to fit all bread machine and home made bread loaves. YOU can "personalize" each bag with the type of bread, the name of the "special" baker, the date. etc..

15 Bags and ties, TWO GALLON SIZE (11 in. x 19 in. flat). Bags are RE-USABLE. Makes a nice wrapper for your "gift" loaves, too!

[luvs2eat]

I make my Manna from Anna bread in English Muffins rounds. When they're cool, I freeze them in as airtight a ziploc as I can manage. I can take one out, slice it, and make my sandwich and pack it for work. When it's lunch time, my "sammy" is defrosted and YUMMY.