What causes mold on bread?
Mold is fungus. Mold spores are everywhere: in the air, on your kitchen counters, on your skin… etc.. Mold likes to grow in environments where they can find nutrients… like bread. When mold spores find a nice environment, they “hatch” and then begin to eat and reproduce. This is when you see the lovely green and white fuzz growing on bread or on old food in your refrigerator. Stale bread has nothing to do with mold. Bread will turn hard when it loses its moisture content. The term “stale” just means that the bread is becoming dry. Dry bread will not grow mold. As an experiement, leave a loaf of bread out in a warm kitchen. Leave it uncovered and out of it’s plastic bag. It will become dry within 2 or 3 days. Mold will not grow on it because of its lack of moisture content. Crakers are the same. Ever see mold on a craker? Crakers are too dry for mold. You can make mold on bread grow faster. Put the bread into a plastic bag. Once or twice a day, mist the bread with water. Mold will g
