How to store moist baked goods?

disneysteve · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 11:00 AM

When me bake relatively dry items, like sugar cookies or brownies, we just keep them on a plate with plastic wrap over them and they are fine. But when I make something moist, like oatmeal cookies or the blond brownies I whipped up Sunday, they always seem to end up green and fuzzy before we can finish them. We've tried the plastic wrap, aluminum foil, Tupperware containers, tins, etc. Nothing seems to prevent them from getting moldy. Any ideas? I know they say sticking a piece of bread in the container can help by holding the moisture. I have to try that.

Staceyy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 11:31 AM

I'm a trained pastry chef, I freeze everything and take them out as needed. You can then let them come to room temperature or nuke them. I like my cookies warm so I nuke them.

JanH · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Staceyy

I'm a trained pastry chef, I freeze everything and take them out as needed. You can then let them come to room temperature or nuke them. I like my cookies warm so I nuke them.

That's a great idea! Otherwise, we are eating the same thing forever around here. I used to give some things away to the neighbor guy cos my Hubby doesn't like too many sweets and I love too many sweets.

Staceyy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 02:46 PM

I forgot to add, I freeze my baked goods as soon as they cool from the oven. I like to have a selection of cupcakes, cookies and muffins.

JanH · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 03:36 PM

do you wrap them individually?

Staceyy · #6 (**permalink**) 10-10-2006, 04:03 PM

No, I find it is not necessary to wrap them individually. I have long rectangular tupperware type plastic containers with lids and I place my cookies in one, cupcakes in another and muffins in the third. I ice my cupcakes before freezing with no problem, but I've heard this is not recommended. When I make pancakes and waffles, I freeze these separately otherwise they tend to stick together.

puppypal · #7 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 03:56 PM

When I make any kind of cookies I tend to place a piece of bread into the tupperware container. I am a sucker for peanut butter cookies and this seems to make them not only last longer but keep them from getting hard!

PrincessPerky · #8 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 10:54 AM

Baked stuff can go bad??????

Kidding actually before I learned to send it in with DH to work, stuff did go bad, and I learned to refridgerate what I wanted in the next couple of days or freeze if I wanted it to use later.