Keeping the fresh baked bread fresh.....

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 03:13

I love to make bread.  I make it several times a week.  I love it hot out of the oven with a little butter and some strawberry preserves on it.  The problem is how are you keeping it from getting hard and stale by the next day?  I cover it but it still doesn't stay soft and mushy.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Trixi

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Posted by sweetie on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 03:22 - Link

I put ours in a ziplock bag (gallon size) and it works great. package it when warm, not hot.
tupperware makes a bread container also for homemade bread if its your size.
hugs
Shanna

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Posted by johnshelpmeet on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 03:31 - Link

Hi
I take a stick of butter to the outside of mine as soon as I take it from the oven. Then place in ziploc bags. It keeps it nice and soft.
Jennifer

Good question

Posted by southernbelle on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 03:55 - Link

Thanks for asking! I thought the answers were helpful.

Hi

Posted by MyThreeDaughters on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 07:50 - Link

I was really impressed with LadyPoet33s bread recipe. It kept really well for days.

When I was little my Grandmother kept her white bread in a metal cream can from the farm with a tight fitting lid. It was also delivered to our house (well next door and some was for us) and put into a cream can for us to pick up.

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Posted by Carol on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 09:50 - Link

I keep mine in a plastic bag too.
~Carol

Tupperware

Posted by morningsunshine on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 09:01 - Link

but before I could afford that, I used recycled bread bags from the store (thanks to family!)

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Posted by HandsNHearts on Monday, May 15, 2006 at 11:44 - Link

rub warm loaf with a stick of butter to keep the crust soft then wrap it while still just a bit on the warm side...keeps it soft for a long time.
Then again, what do I know??? We do a 6-loaf batch here and it never lasts more than a couple days at best! No time for it to get even the least bit on the stale side around here!
Deanna

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