KOMPAS.com – Do not immediately close the stoples when making pastries. This can trigger the emergence of fungus in fast time.
Head of Indonesia Pastry Alliance (IPA), Rahmat Kusnedi, said, pastries should be able to hold stored at least three months.
Signs of pastries are worth eating can be seen from the color, aroma, and texture that has not undergone many changes since it was first made.
Rahmat shares three ways to prevent moldy pastries that you can apply ahead of the following Eid.
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1. Pay attention to the tools and materials
The cake making tool includes a basin or spatula, must be in a dry and clean condition when used to stir the dough.
“The most case has not been washed hands so it is not clean. This is the most contributing to determining the quality of food,” Rahmat said when met by the media after the Blueband Master Cake Margarin 500 gram press conference, Tuesday (2/18/2025).
Also pay attention to the deadline for using the cake ingredients used. Do not use flour, butter, or sugar, if the packaging is damaged.
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2. Bake the cake longer

According to Rahmat, the key to making long -lasting pastries is located at a longer and stable roasting temperature and duration.
“Indonesian traditional pastries should be roasted longer, the temperature is lower so that the cake durability is longer,” Rahmat said.
The temperature of baking pastries is generally located at 150-160 degrees Celsius with a duration of 25-35 minutes.
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