Kitchen Tip Tuesdays: Freezing homemade bread

You can use your freezer for good-as-fresh homemade bread!

One of the keys is to freeze the bread as soon as it has completely cooled. When you're ready to use your bread, pull the frozen loaf out of the freezer and allow it to thaw (still enclosed in the air-tight bag) on the counter for a few hours.

My mom has been doing this for years. I was reminded of this tip at her house recently, when I commented that her homemade bread was really soft, and that she must have just made it. Actually, she had just thawed it! :)

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Really?! Great!

Submitted by Kitchen Scrapbook on Tue, 2008-05-20 00:21.

Good tip! Especially since a batch usually makes several loaves. I'll have to remember that. Now, all I need is a good bread recipe that I can make without messing up! I do want to make homemade bread regularly someday, but so far, I manage to bomb every recipe some way or other. Except frozen bread dough. :)

ok....

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 02:27.

I'm gonna take yours and your Mom's word for it and try this. I've heard people talk about freezing their bread but I always thought "eww, that can't be good", but if your own mom's bread fooled you, I gotta try it-the next big batch I bake! Thanks for the tip!!!

That's what I do. I make 3-4

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 03:53.

That's what I do. I make 3-4 loaves at a time and freeze all but one loaf. Then when we're about 1/2-3/4 done with that loaf, I take out another to thaw.

Brandy
http://emergentmindedchristfollowers.com/brandy

Great idea

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 05:19.

I freeze several loaves a week, and I want them to taste great! Thanks for the tip!
Toni
http://thehappyhousewife.com

I do this too, esp. with my

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 06:44.

I do this too, esp. with my quick bread muffins. I have had many say that my bread is soft and tastes like I just made it that day.

Thanks for sharing!

Enjoy your week!

excellent tip!

Submitted by Sonshine on Tue, 2008-05-20 06:45.

I do this too, especially with my quick bread muffins. I have had many say that it seems like I just made the bread that day!

Thanks for sharing!

Enjoy your week!

Sonshine
http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/

Freezer Tips

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 06:48.

Hi Tammy!, I need to put your tip for the week to use along with my other freezer tips today! Thanks for hosting Kitchen Tip Tuesdays! Debbie J.

wrapping

Submitted by Nettacow on Tue, 2008-05-20 07:59.

How do you wrap bread/muffins/etc. to freeze it? I've tried just putting them in bags but wasn't very happy with the quality. Maybe I need to pull the air out?

Tasty bread

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-20 10:26.

Thanks for the tip! My husband has just started to make homemade bread every week (since he has the time now) and our second loaf was always getting stale. We will try this one for sure!