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Farm Kitchen:  How Do I Keep Homemade Bread Tasty?  |
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Chatty Wren
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
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 Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 08:29:06 AM
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I love to have homemade bread but I can never keep it fresh for very long. One day tops. If I put it in a plastic bag it gets soggy, in a paper bag it gets stale. Anyone have any suggestions?
Blessings~Diane 
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 6:59:52 PM
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Diane I have been baking honey whole wheat for about 32 years. I have never had it get soggy in the baggie before. Homemade bread does not stay fresh very long because of not having preservatives. One thing I do is let the bread cool on a rack for at least 5 hours so you know there is no heat at all left in the bread. I just lay a dishtowel over it while its cooling. Then I just put it in a gallon plastic bag and have not had any problems with sogginess. Maybe you are bagging it too soon and its not had time for moisture and heat to leave. Just a thought.
Hope someone else has some helpful suggestions to why this is happening to your bread.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 09:09:31 AM
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I'm thinking (like Linda) that the bread has not had enough time to properly cool and is retaining condensation.
I have noticed that if my home is too warm (we have a woodstove) it effects the bread and it goes bad quicker. Maybe try refrigerating it after it has cooled properly?
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
http://amerryheartjournal.blogspot.com/
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Chatty Wren
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 10:50:06 AM
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Hey, thanks Linda and Sharon for the suggestions! I betcha it is getting soggy from bagging it too soon. Never thought to leave it out for 5 hours. I'll try leaving it out longer and storing it in the fridge. Although, I really don't need the temptation of seeing fresh baked bread on the kitchen counter! Lol Oooh bread is good!!!
Blessings~Diane
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 10:55:13 AM
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It is SO GOOD! I love making bread but don't as often as I would like because I would be digging in to it too much:)
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
http://amerryheartjournal.blogspot.com/
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Oct 30 2013 : 5:33:30 PM
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I make mine with honey, it seems to taste fresher longer. I also let it cool completely, and leave it on the counter until the whole outside dries out. It needs to make a crust on the whole loaf. And don't cut them until they are cool. If you do cut one plan to eat it in just a few hours, because if you cut a loaf while too warm, it will get soggy in the middle. Just as soon as the loaves have dried out enough on the outside I put them in gallon food storage bags, the kind with twist ties, squeeze out the air, and put them in the freezer.
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