I love making our own bread – we rarely buy shop bought, but it tends to go off very quickly. Part of the appeal is that it doesn't have any "junk" in it – artificial preservatives – which I'm sure contributes to the lovely flavor. Is there anything natural I can add to it to stop it going moldy so fast?
Bread – nything I can add to homemade bread to preserve it
breadstorage-lifetime
Related Topic
- Bread – Why does soda bread preserve less well than sourdough or yeast based bread
- Bread – What kind of homemade sandwich bread or wrap lasts longest
- Bread – How long can rye bread last
- Bread – What type of sugar can preserve bread the longest
- Bread – adjust anything to add seeds to bread
- Bread – What causes gaps/holes in homemade bread
- Bread – nything but yeast in a packet of baker’s yeast
- Bread – defrosting homemade frozen bread
Best Answer
My whole wheat bread takes 4x to go off than my white bread. Even a mixture of 50% whole wheat flour will make it last longer. But that will only help if the problem is the bread getting hard too soon. That can also be prevented by keeping it in a plastic bag. You'll get the mold before the bread goes stale.
If you're keeping the bread in a plastic bag, try paper bags.
To solve the mold problem, the traditional way is to add some acidity. For example, you can add a sourdough starter. If you don't like the taste of sourdough, a poolish starter should also help. The bacteria it grows will prevent the mold growing.
I know it's not what you're asking, but freezing will also help. When you bake more bread than you eat, freeze it wrapped in a plastic bag and thaw it overnight and you will get a good, fresh bread.