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The Japanese Trick That Makes Homemade Bread Last 5+ Days (No Preservatives)
If you've ever baked bread at home and watched it go stale by day two, you're not alone. That's actually normal for most homemade bread. But there's a technique Japanese bakers have been using for decades that changes the game. It's called tangzhong (sometimes spelled "tang zhong"), and it's dead simple. You cook a small portion of flour and water together before adding it to your dough. Takes about 2 minutes on the stove. What that does is pre-gelatinize the starch, which lets the dough hold significantly more moisture. The result is bread that stays soft for 5-7 days on the counter instead of 1-2. No preservatives. No weird ingredients. Just flour and water, cooked first. Why this matters for your grocery budget: When homemade bread goes stale fast, you either waste it or you stop baking and go back to buying store bread. Tangzhong solves that problem. You bake once, and it actually lasts through the week. That's real savings. The ratio is simple: take 5% of your total flour, mix it with 5 times its weight in water, cook it on medium heat until it thickens into a paste, cool it, and add it to your dough. Works with sandwich bread, dinner rolls, burger buns, anything. I put together a short video explaining the technique if anyone wants to see it in action. Happy to answer questions. Bread baking has been my thing for a while, and I'm always glad to help people get more out of their kitchen. Henry
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MMMM sharing this evenings dessert
Just a quick Cherry Pie tossed together. Almost lost it pulling it from the oven though.. the pie plate folded a bit and it almost hit the floor!
MMMM sharing this evenings dessert
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@Roy Houston I’ve got a box of it in my cabinet as we speak
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@Roy Houston multiflavored. https://www.walmart.com/ip/10448132?sid=8e340a3a-9762-4ca1-bd57-4848662e6cea
Welcome Henry!
I'd like to take a moment to welcome @Henry Hunter to the Pennywise Pantry. Henry is the Founder of Baking Great Bread at Home with 50K+ members, he is also a Cookbook author, and Creator of Crust & Crumb Academy here on Skool. Henry's community is a great resource. The lessons there, when applied, will give you a skillset to save money by baking your own goodies. You'll learn loads of stuff from Henry, I know I have! Glad to have you with us Henry, I'm looking forward to learning from you and sharing with you!
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Thanks for the warm welcome, Roy. Appreciate you having me here. A little about me: I’m Henry, and I run a baking community called Baking Great Bread at Home on Facebook and Crust & Crumb Academy here on Skool. I’ve been baking bread for years, wrote a few books on it, and spent most of my career in marketing and advertising before turning my kitchen into my office. What caught my eye about this group is the mission. Eating well without breaking the bank isn’t just a nice idea, it’s a real need right now. And bread is one of the best places to start. Here’s what most people don’t realize: a homemade loaf of artisan bread costs about 50 to 75 cents in ingredients. That same loaf at the grocery store runs $5 to $7, and the stuff at a bakery is $8 to $12. Once you learn how to make it yourself, you never look at the bread aisle the same way again. And it’s not complicated. You don’t need fancy equipment. Flour, water, salt, and a little time. That’s it. I teach people who’ve never baked a thing in their life how to turn out bread that looks and tastes like it came from a professional bakery. If anyone here is curious about getting started, I’m happy to help. I’ve got free resources, beginner-friendly recipes, and a community full of people who were exactly where you are not long ago. Looking forward to being part of this group and learning from all of you too. Smart shopping and smart cooking go hand in hand. Henry https://www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy-7621/about
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Founder, Baking Great Bread at Home (50K+ members). Cookbook author. Creator of Crust & Crumb Academy.

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