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Bakery items containing custards, meat or vegetables, and frostings made of cream cheese, whipped cream or eggs must be kept refrigerated. Bread products not containing these ingredients are safe at room temperature, but eventually they will mold and become unsafe to eat. | ||||
| Bakery item | Shelf | Refrigerator | Freezer | |
| Bread, commercial | 2-4 days | 7-14 days | 3 months | |
| Bread, flat (tortillas, pita) | 2-4 days | 4-7 days | 4 months | |
| Cakes, Angel Food* | 1-2 days | 7 days | 2 months | |
| Chiffon, sponge | 1-2 days | 7 days | 2 months | |
| Chocolate | 1-2 days | 7 days | 4 months | |
| Fruit cake | 1 month | 6 months | 12 months | |
| Made from mix | 3-4 days | 7 days | 4 months | |
| Pound cake | 3-4 days | 7 days | 6 months | |
| Cheesecake | No | 7 days | 2-3 months | |
| Cookies, bakery or homemade | 2-3 weeks | 2 months | 8-12 months | |
| Croissants, butter | 1 day | 7 days | 2 months | |
| Doughnuts, glazed or cake | 1-2 days | 7 days | 1 month | |
| dairycream-filled | No | 3-4 days | No | |
| Muffins | No | 3-4 days | No | |
| Pastries, Danish | 1-2 days | 7 days | 2 months | |
| Pies, cream | No | 3-4 days | 2 months | |
| Chiffon | No | 1-2 days | No | |
| Fruit | 1-2 days | 7 days | No | |
| Mincemeat | 1-2 days | 7days | 8 months | |
| Pecan | 2 hours | 3-4 days | 8 months | |
| Pumpkin | 2 hours | 3-4 days | 1-2 months | |
| Quiche | 3-4 days | 7 days | 1-2 months | |
| Rolls, yeast, baked | Pkg. date | 7 days | 2 months | |
| filled, meat or vegetables | 2 hours | 3-4 days | 2 months | |
| *Refrigerate any cake with frosting made of cream cheese, butter cream, whipped cream or eggs. | ||||
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