Do you want to keep those bread fresh longer? Here are some tips:

• Keep bread fresh longer by placing a rib of celery in the bread bag.
  
  
• For quick and easy garlic breadsticks, split a hot dog bun down the middle and cut each half lengthwise. Butter each strip; sprinkle with garlic salt or garlic powder. Place on a cookie sheet and bake or broil until toasted.
  
  
• To butter many slices of bread quickly and evenly, heat the butter until soft, then "paint" it on with a flat pastry brush.
  
  
• To thaw frozen bread and rolls, place in a brown paper bag and put into a 325ºF oven for 5 minutes to thaw completely.
  
  
• For a shiny bread crust, brush the top with a mixture of 1 beaten egg and 1 tablespoon of milk before baking.
  
  
• Place aluminum foil under the napkin in your roll basket and the rolls will stay hot longer.
  
  
• To glaze the tops of rolls, brush with a mixture of 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 cup milk before baking.
  
  
• For a soft, well-browned but not shiny crust, before baking brush the loaf with a tablespoon of melted butter.
  
  
• For a crisp, shiny crust, bake the bread for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and brush with an egg white that has been beaten with a tablespoon of water. Return the bread to the oven to finish baking.
  
  
• For a slightly browner and crisper crust, brush bread after 20 minutes of baking with a whole egg beaten with a tablespoon of milk.
  
  
• Yeast breads are more moist when made with potato water (water in which you have boiled potatoes) than when made with other liquids.
  
  
• The potato water keeps the bread fresh longer and gives it a slightly greater volume, but coarser texture.