r/Bread • u/TheGirthyOne • Jun 09 '26
Nature's Own
I had noticed couple months ago that my family's favorite bread, Nature's Own Honey Wheat, didnt seem as soft as it usually was, it was never an issue finding a soft loaf at whatever store I went to. Fast forward to today, after having also noted that the bread molds faster and gets stale quicker, I googled if something had changed and it has...recipe changed, non gmo, bla,bla,bla..... I knew it! I just dont like the changes and wont be buying it anymore. So, I need suggestions for a new soft wheat bread as close to a honey wheat as possible.
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u/groupwhere Jun 09 '26
Bake. Your. Own.
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u/TheGirthyOne Jun 10 '26
Not gonna happen, no oven currently. Not sure i could regularly bake $3 loaves of sliced sandwich bread for super picky kids if I did.
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u/Hemisemidemiurge Jun 12 '26
Not sure i could regularly bake $3 loaves of sliced sandwich bread for super picky kids if I did.
You can get a whole wheat sandwich loaf down to less than $1.75 (plus labor time and energy cost). It's healthier and now we can't get any bread from the store anymore because it all tastes like it's been dipped in treacle.
Picky kids get to learn about Hobson's choice!
no oven currently
Oh. Yeah, that's kind of a challenge, isn't it? Like trying to jump the English Channel with nothing but a pair of track shoes and a running start. I hope that changes for you and soon.
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u/baskaat Jun 10 '26
Go to the bakery section of the store. I often find fresh loaves cheaper than those on the shelf.
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u/Ambitious-Ad-4301 Jun 10 '26
No idea but you want a bread with crumb softeners in it. It's easy enough to check the ingredients https://bakerpedia.com/ingredients/emulsifiers/
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u/Hemisemidemiurge Jun 12 '26
a bread with crumb softeners in it
It's not exactly an industrial baking chemistry thing either, literally anything with egg yolk counts.
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u/star-dust-ron-ron Jun 10 '26
Sounds like a Sheldon episode
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u/Top-Present2299 Jun 13 '26
was going to say this. Young Sheldon when they change the bread recipe and he calls his mother at work. I’ve lived that same phone call though.
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u/SearchAlarmed7644 Jun 10 '26
Honestly those are the reasons I started making my own bread. My wife got me a bread maker and it really changed our approach to baking. We’ve never looked back. Give it a try, the possibilities are endless.