| Bread must always be kept fresh. No one wants to | | | | tougher. Breads can become stale even refrigerated |
| eat stale and moldy bread. The usual thing that we | | | | because low temperatures can actually make bread |
| do when we want to preserve the freshness of our | | | | become stale faster. When breads are kept in low |
| bread would be to place them inside your fridge. | | | | temperatures, starch fraction of the wheat flour |
| While this is effective to some extent, there are | | | | undergoes some changes, which involves retro |
| actually alternative ways to maintain the good quality | | | | gradation or crystallization. |
| of breads. A lot of people use bread bins or boxes | | | | The good thing is that the crystallization of starch will |
| to store their bread. Bread boxes are made up of | | | | reverse by putting bread over gentle heat, which |
| wood, metal or plastic. | | | | softens it. Another way of delaying the staling of |
| Wooden boxes are said to be better when | | | | breads is using additives on it. Examples of such |
| maintaining the freshness of your bread products but | | | | additives include methylcellulose or glycerol |
| there's also a downside to using them. Wood can | | | | monostearate. Using prop ionic acid or other types of |
| trap the moisture from the surrounding air, which can | | | | antimicrobial additives can partly inhibit the molding |
| cause condensation inside your box in turn hastening | | | | process. |
| the formation of mold inside your wooden box. | | | | Here are some tips that you can follow if you want |
| Putting bread inside your refrigerator or freezer is a | | | | to make your bread's freshness last long: |
| very popular method, but there are also downsides | | | | 1. Do not wrap freshly-baked bread as soon as you |
| to it as well. It's true that refrigerating will delay the | | | | get it out from your oven. You should let bread cool |
| formation of molding on your bread, though you | | | | first before you store it. Trapped heat inside your |
| must be careful not to let even a small amount of | | | | wrapper can produce condensation, which can make |
| moisture from getting trapped in your box. This can | | | | your bread soggy. |
| accelerate mold formation instead of delaying it. | | | | 2. Wrap bread with foil then place it inside any airtight |
| Another concern about keeping your breads | | | | Ziploc/plastic container bag before you store it inside |
| freshness is when bread starts to get stale. You | | | | your freezer. |
| really cannot stop bread from going stale, no matter | | | | When you are ready to eat it, thaw your bread at |
| what storage method you use. Gluten proteins | | | | room temp. and heat it inside your oven for ten |
| present in your bread knits back again after baking. | | | | minutes. |
| This makes the composition of your bread a lot | | | | |