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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Kitchen Tip Tuesdays Participants
| 1. Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers ( I LOVE Jars!) [1] 2. If Only I Had Super Powers (dishwashing soap) [2] 3. Our Red House (Easy, Cheesy Potato Chowder) [3] 4. Crystal (storing recipes and chocolate cake!) [4] 5. Preserving & Serving the Rhubarb Harvest @ Frugal Organic Girl [5] 6. DONNA (icing/frosting tip) [6] 7. The Happy Housewife ~ Great Steak at Home [7] 8. Kelly's Kitchen(25 kitchen resources) [8] 9. Keren (Pizza Strip Salad) [9] 10. Debbie J. (Freezer Tips) [10] 11. Lynn (easy one pot dinner) [11] |
12. Julie Stiles Mills (5 minute MorningStar burrito lunch) [12] 13. Michelle (making the most of your grilling time) [13] 14. AmyG (caring for baking stones) [14] 15. Sonshine (clothespin use in the kitchen) [15] 16. Mrs Pear (Do what you can, baby steps) [16] 17. Passionate Homemaking (make it yourself: ketchup) [17] 18. Kim (Kid fixable meals) [18] 19. Rachael @ Beans & Rice (Making do in the Kitchen: part 3 pizza toppings) [19] 20. Candace @ A Garden of Blessings (fallen loaves) [20] 21. Garibay Soup (Zucchini Oatmeal Muffins) [21] 22. Loral (don't measure) [22] |
23. Bunnytracks (what to do with bulk purchases) [23] 24. Erica (foil baking cup separaters) [24] 25. Kimi @ The Nourishing Gourmet-Sourdough starter informaton [25] 26. Elizabeth Sue @ Wife Happens (Cooking with a 21 Month Old) [26] 27. Emily @ Little Home (makeshift cookie jar) [27] 28. Mrs Taft (Measuring Oil) [28] 29. Homemaker Barbi (Cookbook Stand) [29] 30. Kirstin: Kids Cookbooks [30] 31. Mimi's Jewel Box (Hawaiian chicken recipe) [31] |
Links:
[1] http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/blog/i-love-jars
[2] http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com/2008/05/dish-washing-magic.html
[3] http://ourredhouse.blogspot.com/2008/05/easy-cheesy-potato-chowder.html
[4] http://bricck.blogspot.com/2008/05/scrap-it.html
[5] http://frugalorganicgirl.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/preserving-ser…hubarb-harvest
[6] http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/05/icingfrosting-tip.html
[7] http://thehappyhousewife.com/great-steaks-at-home/
[8] http://kellyskitchenandhome.blogspot.com/2008/05/some-of-my-favorite-resources.html
[9] http://danandkeren.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/pizza-strip-salad/
[10] http://homemakingdreams.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday-freezer-tips.html
[11] http://lynnskitchenadventures.blogspot.com/2008/05/easy-one-pot-dinner.html
[12] http://pragmaticcompendium.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/5-minute-morningstar-burrito-lunch/
[13] http://michelleolw.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday_19.html
[14] http://apilgrimstillinprogress.blogspot.com/2008/05/careing-for-baking-stones.html
[15] http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday-clothespins.html
[16] http://mrspear.blogspot.com/2008/05/do-what-you-can-then-relax.html
[17] http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/05/make-it-yourself-ketchup.html
[18] http://therandomramblingsofaworkingmom.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday-kid-fixable-meals.ht
[19] http://crosbeans.blogspot.com/2008/05/making-do-in-kitchen-part-3.html
[20] http://agardenofblessings.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-bread-pans-are-not-created-equal.html
[21] http://garibaysoup.blogspot.com/2008/05/zucchini-oatmeal-muffins.html
[22] http://myvintagecharm.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/kitchen-tip-tuesday-may-20/
[23] http://mikenrah.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F00769150FBE9014!306.entry
[24] http://burganfamily.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-dont-throw-away-paper.html
[25] http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/05/sourdough-starter-information.html
[26] http://www.wifehappens.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday_20.html
[27] http://littlehomeontherange.blogspot.com/2008/05/cookie-jar.html
[28] http://lilirishlass.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesdays-measuring-oil.html
[29] http://homemakerbarbi.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday-52008-cookbook.html
[30] http://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2008/05/kitchen-tip-tuesday-kids-cookbooks.html
[31] http://mimisjewelbox.blogspot.com/2008/05/hawaiian-chicken-recipe.html