How to Store Bread without Plastic (Linen Bread Bags)

If you've made the plunge into baking your own homemade bread then you're also probably interested in learning how to store homemade bread to keep it as fresh as possible for as long as possible. There are many options and in this video, I'm sharing the method that I've found to be the very best at keeping bread fresh the longest.

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[steveanimatrix]

I guess my grandma who stored her bread in red and white checkered linen pillow cases wasn't so crazy.

[AgainsttheGrainHomestead]

Your bread looks great and tasty! I'm glad you found something that works for you when storing your bread. I live in Missouri, and humidity probably plays a role in what works there versus what works here, but this is what I found to work perfectly here. First off, yes real cloth is better, health wise, than plastic, but I don't have a problem with mold with plastic and here's why. When I make homemade sandwich/slicing bread (no fancy artisan bread), I let it 100% completely cool for a few hours before storing it. I simply place it in a gallon twist tie plastic bag, those cheap ones you get from Walmart. I get out as much air as possible before tying it AND (here's the key) store it OUT of the sunlight. If it's placed where the warm sun shines on it, condensation happens and then mold will happen. I do not store in the fridge for the very reason you said. I store in the bag, on the counter, and out of the sunlight. I make two loaves at a time and most often they don't make it but 5 days, but once we were gone for a quite a while and after two weeks, my bread was still fresh, soft, and not moldy. So, that works here.

[lizapapadatou-papavramides]

Another solution is to wrap it, when cold, into a kitchen paper, and then in a light plastic bag, and then into the fridge. The paper absorbés the excess moisture, while the bread remains fresh without any mold. In this way its grilled version tastes great! Also, you can moist all around a loaf of, say, 3 or 5 days, put it in the oven for 15 ´ in 200°C preheated temp., and it becomes like freshly baked—- a baker’s secret to me!! ❤️👍

[misterdubity]

+1 on linen bags for bread. What we do is (after fully cooled) put the loaf into a linen bag, then put that into a plastic grocery store bag and put that in the refrigerator. Yes, there is the bad side of the fridge, but this way we get zero mold and have had bread stay good for easily 2 or even 3 weeks. When we cut a slice of cold bread, we microwave it for maybe 10-15 seconds just so it's slightly above room temperature. (These are loaves with no oil or dairy, just flour water salt yeast and various extras like wheat bran or seeds)

[lesliepease]

I love your cookbook. I use the Master Dough recipe several times a week because family LOVES the bread. These bread bags are a great suggestion. My friend knows how much I love making bread and bought me a couple for Christmas and I loved them.

[Serenity_Craft]

What a great idea, I have just been keeping my bread in the oven overnight for it to cool, but my kids eat it all within two days. I do have yards and yards of linen fabric and I wonder about making a basket wrap to keep the bread in. I remember my grandmother always serving rolls in a basket with a light fabric wrapped around them way be in the 70s and 80s.

[BrittonFarmsHomestead]

Great info, I had no idea there were even bread bags.

[tainarose]

oooh! I really enjoy swapping disposables out for reusables especially when it doesn't take much more effort. I didn't even think about our bread bags. When we run out of our box of plastic bags I will upgrade to linen bags. Haha, so excited I may swap them out early!

[jesikaanthonym.]

A nice clean food scenery here.
Great.

It's a song 'n flower for you.

[brownsbackyardgardening]

Cotton is a natural wicking material for moisture. I would say it's drawing the moisture out of the bread so it dries out sooner than linen. 🥰

[JimD]

Nice, Melissa! I like it. These would make good small game bags also, if they were a little bigger I think they would make good big game bags also.

[NaeNaeW]

😃❤❤Perfect timing I was just thinking this very thing!!!! I hate using plastic bags.

[nc]

Ill have to check out the linen bags. Out of sheer laziness, I keep my dutch oven on my stove top and store my artisan bread inside. I often eat within couple days anyway but not sure how much it breathes in there with lid on, except for when I open it up couple times a day to sneak a bite. I guess could cover top of it with tea towel then put lid on so there's perhaps just a crack of air filtering in. 😊

[jaaadeee]

I'm a newbie. Learned a few valuable tips this morning. Thanks! Hopefully, sooner than later, I'd like to dive into the sour dough adventure!

[giselelavallee]

You could place a small plastic cutting board inside the bag and place the cut end of the bread on the plastic side - inside the bag and close the bag. One cut side only.

[consumerdebtchitchat]

I like to eat bread in bed. I use linen bed sheets. I've always known I was doing it right 😃😃❤️❤️. Thanks for this instructional video it was very helpful 😃❤️

[renamaemcdonald]

Great idea to stay with natural fabrics

[loismadrie]

Thank you for this video. Linen is such an incredible fabric! It also has healing properties and protection from EMFs.

[TracisGarden]

What do You put your sandwich bread in to store it in the freezer?

[albinos.morenojr.]

Homemade Bread yummy. Thanks for sharing