Tried a wet paper towel trick for bread crust

I always hated how my homemade sandwich bread got a rock-hard crust after cooling. Someone on a baking forum said to put a damp paper towel over the loaf while it cools. Tried it yesterday on a white bread batch and the crust stayed soft all day. Never going back to just leaving it on the counter uncovered. Anyone else use weird tricks to fix basic bread issues?

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rubyk8626d ago

Started putting a damp towel over my cinnamon rolls once and they stayed soft for two days straight.

nguyen.tara26d ago

Never thought a damp towel would actually work without making the bread soggy. Tried it on sourdough last week and man it kept the crust chewable, not hard. Can't believe I've been letting loaves just dry out all these years.