Spring is...trying to spring?
Not quite there, but I feel a shift in the air?
Hello wonderful family! I know today it is freezing and snowing and blowing but there’s a shift in the light and it looks like warmer days ahead, looking forward to having little pop-ups again and seeing more of your smiling faces! This week I will have bread Wednesday the 26th so please place your orders by Monday night at 8pm. :)
I also wanted to share some storage tips for all of you strange souls who don’t finish your loaves in less than three days. Haha. Here is a very in-depth article on this in case you’re a bread nerd like me and love reading about this kind of thing:
Here are some things to avoid:
Do not store it in the fridge.
Do not store it in a ziplock.
Do not store in an airtight container at room temp.
Instead try this:
If you’re like us and eat this bread pretty quickly…store on a cutting board cut-side down and place a towel over the top (good for 1-2 days)
Linen or beeswax bags are great for storing 3-4 days here is a link to the bags recommended in the article: Sourdough Bags
A bread box is amazingly effective for keeping sourdough bread fresh and ready to eat, there are so many out there and it doesn’t need to be fancy, just google bread boxes and find one that you like the look of!
Day 5 and beyond, eat it or freeze it! You can either freeze the rest of your loaf whole or my preferred way to store it, slice the rest and place it in a ziplock bag and pop it in the freezer, this makes it super easy to take out a slice at a time in the morning to pop in the toaster!
If you’ve got some bread that feels a little hard, try this trick, take your loaf and run it under the sink water (feels weird but trust me, it’s magic) and pop it in the oven 350° for about 5 minutes or until the bread is dry and crisp, it’ll seem like its fresh out of the oven!
I hope this helps you to enjoy your bread for as long as it takes you to eat it! Sending love out to all of you, I hope you’re having a lovely weekend and I really hope I get to see some of you Wednesday for bread pick-ups!
xo
Sarah