How To Store Baked Products
How To Store Baked Products
Proper storage of perishable food is necessary to ensure safe food and reduce shrink.
Consider Baked products when storing including product rotation, freezer and cooler
storage, and dry goods storage.
1. The best way to keep bread and rolls is to store ideally at room temp. 75 F to 85 F in
adequate space to prevent crushing, Relatively
you must dry it in a place well above floor
level, in a unit cleaned daily, it should away
from strong odors particularly fish, onions,
cabbage specially paints and cigarettes smoke,
stable bread and rolls cannot be refreshed it will
just consumed two to three days.
2. Soft Crushed Breads, Rolls, sweet rolls to store it place in original wrappers(moisture
and vapor proof)to prevent drying,
Refrigerate to prevent mold growth and store
in freezer, Thaw as rapidly as possible or in
oven at 325 F for 20 minutes and leave
wrapper on for room temperature thawing.
3. Hard crushed breads and rolls unwrapped it,
store in areas with dry air, it has a short shelf life,
can be stored in freezer after to refresh re crisp by
heating uncovered in a 400 F oven for about 5
minutes and served immediately.
4. Cupcakes and muffins to store covered or boxed to prevent drying out, store in a dry
and cleaned place above floor level, away from strong odors, particularly fish, onions,
cabbages, paints and cigarettes, to refresh thaw frozen, wrapped at room temperature use
within two days for best quality.
It's a great idea to have a pie, cookies, or cake stored in the freezer for your family or
unexpected guests. Many baked goods freeze and thaw beautifully. The key to success is
to follow recommended procedures.
tight-fitting lids, heavy duty foil and freezer-weight plastic bags and wraps.
* Cool baked goods completely before preparing for the freezer. This will prevent
moisture condensation from warm food which could make it soggy after thawing.
* Be sure that there is enough room for expansion when filling containers. Press the air
* Following these guidelines will help to ensure that your baked goods retain flavor and
freshness in the freezer:
Reference: www.ellis.ksu.edu
Bread and Patry-Technical-Livelihood Track Manual First Edition 2016
BREAD HOW to Prepare for FREEZING HOW to THAW or REHEAT for
STORAG SERVING
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YEAST Cool to room temp. Wrap in Up to 6 Thaw in wrappings at room temp.
BREAD moisture-vapor-proof months or removed fr. Wrappings, reheat
baked material,seal. in 300◦F oven 25 to 30 minutes
Unbaked Mix, roll and cut, Freeze without Thaw unwrapped about 1 hour.
wrapping( 2 to 4 hours). Wrap in 3-4 Bake as usual or bake unwrapped
moisture-vapor proof material, weeks in 425◦F oven 20 to 25mins.
place piece of wrapping material
between biscuits
Muffins, Cool to room temp. Wrap in Thaw in wrappings at room temp.
Baked moisture-vapor-proof 3-4 or remove from wrappings, reheat
material,seal months in 300 ◦F oven 25 to 30 minutes.
Unbaked Mix as usual. Fill paper baking Thaw unwrapped at room temp.
cups 2/3 full. Freeze 2 to 4 3-4 for about 1 hour. Bake as usual
hours. Wrap in moisture-vapor- weeks
proof materials,seal
Storing Techniques
The lesson describes the skills and knowledge required to package and label prepared bakery
products for storage and transportation. It requires the ability to check the quality of food and
select correct packaging materials.
Food Packaging
Enclosing the food in a material for a physical, chemical, biological protection and
tampering resistance. It provides nutrition information on the food being consumed.
The aims of packaging are to keep the food in good condition until it is sold and consumed, and
to encourage customers to purchase the product. Correct packaging is essential to achieve these
objectives.
Packaging should provide the correct environmental conditions for food starting from time food
is packed until the time of consumption.
A gopersuade the consumers to purchase the food package should therefore perform the
following functions:
a. Provide a barrier against dirt and other contaminants thus keeping the product clean.
b. Prevent losses. For example, packages should be securely closed prevent leakage.
c. Protect food against physical and chemical damage, such as, the harmful effects of air,
light, insects, and rodents. Each product has its own needs.
d. Help the consumers to identify the food and instruct them how to use it correctly.
e. Persuade the consumers to purchase the food.
f. Cluster or group together small items in one package for efficiency.
g. Marketing. The packaging and labels can be used by marketers to encourage potential
buyers to purchase the product.
h. Correct packaging prevents any wastage which may occur during transportation and
distribution.
In many developing countries the most commonly used food packaging materials include:
- washing
- rinsing
- sterilization
- sealing and capping
- cooling
Flexible films are the most common form of plastic used to pack
products, and have following properties
Home Canned Foods – One of the oldest and most common methods of food packaging in homes
is the use of home canning.