Bread Basics

Get the skinny on frozen and par-baked breads, wholesale bread services and bread mixes

Bread has been a staple in the human diet for centuries. In America, restaurants serve bread at almost every meal, from toast at breakfast to hard rolls at dinner. Your restaurant or bakery has a few options to choose from when it comes to serving bread.

A few of the options you have for bread are frozen dough, par-baked bread, bread delivery service and bread mixes. Frozen dough, par-baked and bread mixes all require some preparation, while bread delivery service leaves all the hard work to the bread manufacturers.

Understand bread basics and the work involved with each type of bread to help you choose the best option for your business. As you weigh your bread options, consider the following:

1. Serve par-baked breads and baked frozen dough for fresh-from-the-oven flavor and taste.

2. Purchase fully baked bread from a wholesale bread manufacturer for ease and convenience.

3. Whip up bread from mixes and bake it at your establishment.

 

Use frozen and par-baked bread for fresh-from-the-oven bread without the hassle

Par-baked bread is bread that is 80% baked. Bakers partially bake the bread and quickly freeze it to stop the baking process. The process produces fully cooked bread on the inside and an unbrowned crust. Both par-baked bread and frozen bread dough need to thaw before baking.
Try: Wenner Bread Products is a manufacturer of frozen dough, par and fully baked bread products. It has a variety of bread products to choose from, such as Artisan rolls, bread sticks, dinner rolls and certified-Kosher products. Tribeca Oven is another bread making company that sells par-baked bread products. It ships its old-world style breads all over the United States.

Purchase fully baked bread products from bread wholesalers

Purchasing fully baked bread products from bread manufacturers is the easiest way to serve bread products. Bread makers do all the work for you from mixing to baking, leaving only the serving to your restaurant. This option requires the least amount of work and preparation equipment. While the products may be a bit more expensive, you won't have to purchase bread pans and other specialty bread-making equipment.
Try: Alpha Baking is a bread manufacturer that sells fully baked fresh and frozen breads. It has a variety of breads to offer from buns to specialty breads, such as focaccia. Big Sky Bakery also sells fully baked bread products. Its breads are fresh and ready to serve as soon as it delivers them to your restaurant.

Make bread from wholesale bread mixes

Another way to serve fresh-from-the-oven bread without the hassle is to use a bread mix. Bread mixes contain all of the dry ingredients; you just need to add the oil, water, eggs and any other moist ingredients. The type of bread will determine the preparation and baking time. Yeast bread mixes will require rising before baking, while you can bake sweet breads immediately after you prepare the mix.
Try: The Pantry Shelf is a company that sells wholesale bread mixes. It has a variety of bread products to choose from, such as muffin, pizza and sweet bread mixes. Another company that sells wholesale bread mixes is Southeast Wholesale Foods. This company has been serving the food industry for half a century.

 

• Purchasing fully baked, frozen bread products is another great way to serve delicious breads without the hassle. Frozen bread, which your delivery service can deliver less frequently, has a long freezer shelf life. Most customers will have no idea that the bread was frozen.

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