Keeping homemade bread from molding

[ardiefromwi]

I had an issue with that, so I bought one of these.

www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Adjustable-Bread-Keeper/dp/B001BB2LMM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429283497&sr=8-3&keywords=

It still molded so I washed and air dried the bread holder.  Then I sprayed it with white vinegar and air dried it again.

The bread held for 9 days!

[calliemoonbeam]

That's amazing!  I'm lucky if bread lasts three days here without molding, and I hate keeping bread in the fridge!  I may have to try one of those, thanks Ardie!  

[ardiefromwi]

Apr 17, 2015 21:18:26 GMT calliemoonbeam said:

That's amazing!  I'm lucky if bread lasts three days here without molding, and I hate keeping bread in the fridge!  I may have to try one of those, thanks Ardie!  

I think that the vinegar makes a big difference.

[mollymckee]

How do you keep homemade bread around three to nine days? If I don't freeze it, it disappears.

[bergere]

I use 1 Tablespoon of Vinegar in the bread, and 2 teaspoons of Sure jell.... works wonders.

[Skandi]

I've never found my homemade bread to go moldy, hard enough to kill someone with yes, mouldy no. I thought that was a curse of wet comercial breads! (mind you it goes stale in 2-3 so maybe that's why, hard before mould lol)

[calliemoonbeam]

I live alone and just don't eat much bread, that's how I keep mine so long, lol!     And I live in an extremely humid area, as well as high heat for about five to six months a year (90+ days over 100 last year and some days up to 120).  You can't even dry fruit in a solar dehydrator because it never dries out, just molds.  

Bergere, you mix Sure Jell into your bread dough??  I've never heard of that, and all I found on Google was for gluten free bread.  I'd love to find something to keep bread fresh longer.

[bergere]

Yes, I use Sure Jell. Put it in the warm water and mix it in that way. Have made my bread with that in it for 10 years now. Here is quite humid too. Makes it a challenge to make bread to be sure.

My bread, I use for both Hamburger and Loaf bread... is no salt recipe, so good organic flour is important.

2 cups warm water
1 TBspoon olive oil
1 TBspoon vinegar
2 teaspons Sure Jell
6 cups Bobs Red Mill organic flour (or Azure Standards Organic flour)
4 teaspoons sugar
1 TBspoon Yeast, I like either Red star or Saf yeast (Lesaffre)

You can either toss it... in order in a bread machine on the Dough setting or mix it by hand. Will need a couple of kneads and rises.

[calliemoonbeam]

Thanks so much, I'll definitely try that!  

[themotherhen]

Apr 18, 2015 4:26:14 GMT mollymckee said:

How do you keep homemade bread around three to nine days? If I don't freeze it, it disappears.

I am lucky if I can go 2 days without baking bread again! 4 sons can eat a loaf in one meal ?

[snoozy]

To keep cheese from molding, wrap it in a paper towel moistened with vinegar, then pop into a plastic ziplock or wrap in plastic wrap. It's the vinegar that does it.

[ketoriverfarm]

May 5, 2015 15:20:09 GMT snoozy said:

To keep cheese from molding, wrap it in a paper towel moistened with vinegar, then pop into a plastic ziplock or wrap in plastic wrap. It's the vinegar that does it.

Thanks for the tip.  I will certainly give it a try.

[kawaiitimes]

I asked our local baker the best way to keep bread and his advice was to not pre-slice. Leave the bread on the counter, covered with a tea towel if you have pets, cut side down. He said this allows the loaf to breathe, avoiding mold.

I've done this several times with moist loaves during high humidity. I've gotten so used to using plastic that I have to make a conscious effort go keep it this way, though.

[here to stay]

May 6, 2015 9:51:33 GMT kawaiitimes said:

I asked our local baker the best way to keep bread and his advice was to not pre-slice. Leave the bread on the counter, covered with a tea towel if you have pets, cut side down. He said this allows the loaf to breathe, avoiding mold.

I've done this several times with moist loaves during high humidity. I've gotten so used to using plastic that I have to make a conscious effort go keep it this way, though.

Or keep it in a thin, unwaxed paper bag on the counter. I also cut a heel off, slice the pieces I need, then put the heel back in the bag over the cut to act as a crust bandage.

[1shotwade]

Apr 18, 2015 23:40:19 GMT Skandi said:

I've never found my homemade bread to go moldy, hard enough to kill someone with yes, mouldy no. I thought that was a curse of wet comercial breads! (mind you it goes stale in 2-3 so maybe that's why, hard before mould lol)

I love homemade bread but just don't find time to make it. When I did I used a bread machine. The instructions were to remove as soon as possible which I always did. One day I was too busy and the bread was cool before I got it out of the machine.It was soft as store bought instead of extremely hard as all the others had been.I don't know why this works but allowing it to cool inside the machine makes it soft instead of having a crust so hard you can hardly use it!

Wade

[pammysue]

I store my home made bread (well OK, it's the store bought frozen bread dough) in a plastic bag unsliced.  I then put it in a wooden bread box and it seems to keep much longer in that dark bread box then if I just leave it sit on the counter.

[Deleted]

Why not keep it in the refrigerator? We keep bread in a plastic bag in the springhouse for up to 2 weeks. Most of our bread is made into rolls instead of loaves....James

[Deleted]

I have found that bread that is brushed with an egg wash will mold in just a couple of days so I skip that step.
Also, breads made with honey usually will stay fresher longer.