Canned bread in a jar: long shelf life product photo

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Canned food is part of modern life. Without them, sometimes you can’t cook a dish, and sometimes they just help out when there is not much time to cook. We are all used to canned fish, stew, green peas and more. Canned bread is something that sounds very unusual. But such canned goods exist, and they have a long history. Today we will talk about just such a product.

If we talk about the unusualness of such canned foods for us, then we must not forget that in Russia various canned food from stuffed peppers, classic pilaf, buckwheat porridge with meat and other things are very actively produced, it seems that such canned food will put foreigners in the same dead end as bread puts us in this form.

History

Canned bread became widespread during World War II. When the delivery of fresh bread was not possible due to the situation onfront lines, then the German soldiers received just such canned food as food. Canned bread of the Wehrmacht was a can of product (volume 400 grams). Quite a lot of varieties of bread were produced (wheat, rye, bread with the addition of nuts and cereals). The shelf life of such a product was more than 10 years, but after opening canned bread in a jar, the product was recommended to be consumed in 2-3 days.

The Germans produced such a product in large quantities. Canned bread in the German army in those years was considered the norm. In addition to the military, this product was also provided to the civilian population of the country, in case of any interruptions in the supply of traditional bakery products.

It is noteworthy that today there are banks with the product of those ancient times. They were made over 60 years ago. And if you open the jar, you can be sure that the product is not only safe for human he alth and suitable for eating, it is also delicious!

Post-war

At the end of the war, the mass character of canned bread was gone. But, it seems that each country has a strategic stock of the product for some unforeseen situations, and periodically this stock is replenished and updated. Of course, today few people can imagine that once such a product was standard and common for people.

Modern world

Today you can find such bread on store shelves. RusKon canned bread is an excellent example of a modern product variation. Bread has a shelf life of twoyear from the date of manufacture. Of course, this is not several decades, but the shelf life of two years is also impressive by modern standards. The RusCon company is engaged in the supply of products for rations for the Russian army and other law enforcement agencies. In rare cases, products also end up on the shelves of chain stores, but in this case, this is exclusivity, and not a food product for every day. There are quite a lot of varieties of the product (canned rye bread "RusKon", wheat, with additives, etc.).

Some fishermen or hunters prefer to take such bread with them. They explain this by the fact that such bread is tasty, perfectly stored, it is convenient in nature (does not crumble, does not get wet). Surplus bread can always be left for the next time (if the package is not opened). It is worth paying tribute to these inventive people, because it is not very comfortable in nature without bread, especially if the trips to nature are long. It is possible to get along with biscuits, breadcrumbs, but it is difficult. But shelf-stable bread out of a can is the real solution.

Experts say that you first need to buy some canned bread to try it, and then, if you like it, you can buy the amount of product you need. The fact is that sometimes some manufacturers include additives in the composition of bread that greatly change the taste of the product and not all people like it in terms of taste sensations.

Product preservation

There are several different ways to get canned bread. ImportantAn element in any kind of bread preservation is the preservation of its natural moisture content. To accomplish this task, special materials are used that have a low coefficient of moisture permeability. In addition, it is important to protect the product from microorganisms, this can be done using sterilization during product preservation. Let's take a closer look at conservation methods.

Heat sterilization

Special materials are used for product packaging (not cellophane or polyamide film). Usually, parchment paper, foil and special cardboard are used as packaging. After packaging, the product is sterilized. The process takes about three hours, sterilization takes place at a temperature of 100-110 C °.

At the end of sterilization, the bread is additionally packed in durable polyethylene and special cardboard. After that, the finished packaged bread is treated with a mixture of paraffin and petroleum jelly. Such bread can be stored for about 6 months in warehouses under normal conditions.

Intensive heat treatment

The essence of the preservation of the product by intensive heat sterilization is the packaging of bread in a special polyethylene bag and subsequent processing of the product in the package (sterilization) for one hour. The processing temperature is about 140-160 C°. After sterilization, the product is additionally packed in a plastic bag. Bread preserved by this method is tastier and more aromatic (compared to the product prepared according to the first option).

No sterilization

The product is surface treated with special chemical preservatives added to the dough before the bread is baked. After the bread is baked, it is treated with sorbic acid or ethyl alcohol. Bread preserved with alcohol keeps well. In factories engaged in such production, there must be the strictest sterility, because any microorganisms that can significantly reduce the shelf life of the product must be excluded.

Also, sometimes spraying with sorbic acid is changed to wrapping the finished bread in paper, which is already saturated with the same acid. After that, the bread is additionally packed in a special dense polyethylene.

Canned bread in a jar

Photos of such canned food can be seen in our article. In Germany, such production is very developed to this day. Bread is baked directly in jars (dough is placed in the jars), after baking, the jars are immediately rolled up and cooled in jets of cold running water. Such canned food can be stored for up to five years. If you open the jar and try the product, it will taste like it was just baked. The difference from classic bread is the absence of a crust. Canned bread is made entirely of crumb.

At home

Of course, such (or almost such) product can be prepared at home on the basis of preparations for the winter from your personal garden. Only very well need to think about the needsuch an event. If you are not sure that the war will begin this winter, then perhaps you should abandon the manufacture of canned bread at home and it is better to limit yourself to baking according to the classic recipe. But if you, nevertheless, decided for some reason to cook this product at home, then we will give below one of the possible recipes.

Homemade canned bread recipe

You need to take good quality flour. Ideally, take the grain and make flour out of it yourself, but you can limit yourself to buying high-quality flour. The dough is kneaded from it in water. It is important to take clean drinking water (water from the tap is not suitable). The kneaded dough should turn out cool, then add dry yeast or baking additives to the dough.

After that, we form the bread from the dough and put it in a warm (not yet fully preheated oven). The crust in the resulting bread should be intact, this will significantly extend the storage of your bread. Bread made from this dough can be stored for up to one month. This is an impressive figure for a home option!

Analogues

We have already said that canned bread today is a product for military rations. In the same rations, bread substitutes in the form of biscuits, crackers and cookies are very often found. This is a little different, but still much more often found in canned bread in individual rations of the Russian military. But at the present time there is a trend that involves the replacement of biscuits in military rations with long-term storage bread. Breadtastier and he althier.

Conclusion

Bread in Russia is almost a national product. We eat bread with everything, including pasta and dumplings. Scientists say that the average citizen of our country will eat about 20 tons of bread in his life. That is why the reserves of canned bread in our country for an unforeseen event must be impressive. Strategic reserves are extremely important for any country. And bread is a product that helped people a lot in difficult times.

In general, it must be admitted that shelf-stable bread is a very useful discovery, which is sometimes extremely necessary. Of course, I wish that such times when such bread is needed will never come! And it is better to use this product only in nature during hiking, fishing and other things!