Homemade bread going stale

I also use olive oil in my hand made bread and it a loaf keeps us going for 4 lunches. We use it fresh on day 1, then I slice it up on day 2 and freeze what we don't use that day.

DD had a bread maker which made brilliant bread but was a disaster for all our waistlines! She did give it to a charity shop so I'm sure they are worth trying if you are on the lookout for one.

Sago

I make all my own bread but by hand.
I use 750gm of wholemeal flour, 40gm olive oil,15gm salt and water, it lasts about a week.

I do as well, different flour to you - by hand with olive oil.

I'm not fond of my bread more than a day, apart from frozen or used cooked into something other food (Arme Ritter, Bread pudding, Bread salad, Croutons, Crumbs, Bread Soup, Toast, etc).

My OH makes bread and stores it in a bread bag in the bread bin to make it last longer.

Just looking up Arme Ritter ......

I understand your problem about the bread going stale very quickly. I have a bread maker and had the same problem. However, I found that slicing it and bagging it up into portions of 2 or 3 slices, then freezing, prolongs it’s freshness.

Even bagging a whole loaf once you have sliced it makes a difference. You can take out as many slices as you can use up soon, and reseal the bag. If the slices have suck together, a spatula or knife inserted between them separates them. A bought sliced loaf in the freezer can be useful, too, if you have space.

Frozen bread makes very good toast.

Thanks for tips, lots of useful ideas!

I make mine by hand into rolls then freeze but that’s tricky for toast.