Uses For Stale Bread: Croutons And More Ideas For Using Staling Bread
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Uses For Stale Bread
Stale bread is a nuisance to a lot of people but some people prefer it. There are an endless number of uses for stale bread besides throwing it to the birds. Stale bread can be used with a number of recipes or it can be the main attraction. Stuffing, bread pudding, or french toast; stale bread is perfect for making these recipes and more. Don't throw out your stale bread before taking a look at the recipes below.
Picture courtesy of juicyrai on Creative Commons.
Picture courtesy of juicyrai on Creative Commons.
Table of Contents
Reviving Bread
The alternative, if not always successful, is to try to revive your stale bread
- Homemade Croutons
- Garlic Parmesan Croutons Recipe
- French Toast Recipe
- Bread Cookbook
- Homemade Stuffing Recipe
- Bread Pudding Recipe
- Bread Crumbs Were Used To Make This Amazing Breaded Porkchop
- Homemade Bread Crumbs
- Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus 4-Cup Food Processor
- How To Make Bread Crumbs
- Freezing Bread Crumbs
- Products For Cooking With Stale Bread
- More About Stale Bread
- Feeding the Birds
- What Is Your Favorite Way To Use Stale Bread?
Homemade Croutons
How to make croutons using stale bread
Ingredients
Two thick slices of bread
4 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
Salt and Pepper
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F).
Trim the crusts from the bread then cut into small cubes.
Put the olive oil and crushed garlic in a bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper. Mix well.
Transfer the garlicky oil into a shallow dish. Add the bread cubes and gently mix by hand until the croutons are well coated. The croutons must now be cooked immediately.
Place the garlic croutons on a baking tray and cook for ten minutes.
Leave the garlic croutons to cool then place in an airtight container and store in the fridge - they'll keep for a day or two.
Garlic Parmesan Croutons Recipe
Stale bread recipes can be really tasty
Rather than plain garlic croutons. you can go one stage further and use your stale bread to make garlic parmesan croutons. The video suggests using French bread but any type of bread works (eg homemade semolina bread, pumpkin bread or an ordinary white loaf). Fresh bread cam be used too.
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French Toast Recipe
How to make french toast using stale bread
The French call French Toast "pain perdu" - lost bread - because it saves wasted bread. If your bread isn't too stale, you could also try a bruschetta topping or maybe just spinkle it with confectionary sugar.
French Toast Recipe
Ingredients
4 eggs
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
8 thick slices of stale bread
Butter
Maple syrup
Preparation
1. Beat eggs, milk, and cinnamon together. Whisk until well blended. Pour into a shallow bowl.
2. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, allowing bread to soak up some of the mixture. Melt some butter over a large skillet on medium high heat. Add as many slices of bread onto the skillet as will fit at a time. Fry until brown on both sides, flipping the bread when necessary.
3. Serve hot with butter and maple syrup
You can also top french toast with powdered sugar or fresh berries.
Bread Cookbook
"The "Baking Essentials" section shows and explains the differences in various kinds of flour, wheat and nonwheat, as well as the basic ingredients (yeast, oil, eggs, salt--not a long list) and tools. The "Basic Techniques" section shows you exactly what dough should look like in the various stages of bread production. The photos are so thick with color you can almost touch and smell the dough.
But the majority of the book is dedicated to recipes. Here you will find Country Oatmeal Bread, French Baguettes, Pretzels, Ciabatta, Pain aux Noix, Brioche, Nan, Pita, Corn Bread, and Challah. There are dozens of breads in all, from the very basic to the festive. And finally, there's even a section devoted to problem solving--although the biggest problem you may have is deciding which recipe to start with." --Schuyler Ingle
But the majority of the book is dedicated to recipes. Here you will find Country Oatmeal Bread, French Baguettes, Pretzels, Ciabatta, Pain aux Noix, Brioche, Nan, Pita, Corn Bread, and Challah. There are dozens of breads in all, from the very basic to the festive. And finally, there's even a section devoted to problem solving--although the biggest problem you may have is deciding which recipe to start with." --Schuyler Ingle
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Homemade Stuffing Recipe
How to make stuffing with stale bread
Homemade Stuffing Recipe
1/2 C Butter or margarine
1 Large onion, diced
1 C diced celery w/leaves
15 C Toasted 1/2-inch bread cubes
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black pepper
1 tbsp Dried sage, or 1/4 cup minced fresh sage
1/2 C Chopped parsley
1 C Turkey stock, water, or milk
Preparation
Melt butter in large stockpot. Add onion and celery and cook until vegetables are tender but not browned. Add to bread cubes in large bowl. Add salt, pepper, sage, and parsley and toss until well mixed. Add turkey stock and blend well. Use to stuff 12 to 14-pound turkey. Bake leftover stuffing in lightly greased casserole at 325 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until heated through.
Bread Pudding Recipe
How to make bread pudding using stale bread
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
5 large beaten eggs
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups cubed stale Italian bread
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
Mix together granulated sugar, eggs, and milk in a bowl; add vanilla. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 10 minutes.
In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, butter, and pecans.
Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.
Bread Pudding Sauce
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup brandy
Mix together the granulated sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted. Add the brandy, stirring well. Pour over bread pudding. Serve warm or cold.
Bread Crumbs Were Used To Make This Amazing Breaded Porkchop
Homemade Bread Crumbs
Making bread crumbs from stale bread
Bread crumbs are super easy to make. All you have to do is take stale bread and either cut or tear it into 1 inch pieces. Throw the pieces into a food processor and grind them for 20-30 seconds. You can add garlic or parsley into the food processor to make Italian bread crumbs. The possibilities are really endless. Store the bread crumbs in an air tight container until ready to use.
Bread Crumb Recipes
Below I have included links to recipes that use bread crumbs. Maybe you will be inspired to make bread crumbs just to make these delicious recipes.
Bread Crumb Recipes
Below I have included links to recipes that use bread crumbs. Maybe you will be inspired to make bread crumbs just to make these delicious recipes.
- Stuffed Mushroom Recipe
- Tasty stuffed mushrooms are always a favorite party appetizer. A stuffed mushroom recipe with cheese and bread crumbs, perfect for any occasion.
- Baked Tilapia With Parmesan Crumb Topping
- Baked Tilapia With Parmesan Crumb Topping. ... In a bowl, mix Parmesan with bread crumbs. Add butter and olive oil and stir well until crumbly and moist ...
- Meatloaf Recipes - Recipes & Tips for Making Meat Loaf
- Meatloaf recipes, links, and meat loaf preparation tips. ... Use soft bread crumbs in place of dry for a moister meatloaf, or substitute grated potato or ...
- Stuffed Artichokes Recipe - Allrecipes.com
- The stuffed artichokes are then simmered slowly for an hour. ... For the stuffing I substituded the italian bread crumbs for the cubed bread, much easier. ...
- Parmesan Chicken Recipe | Simply Recipes
- The best Chicken Parmesan recipe ever. Chicken parts dipped in melted butter, dredged in bread crumbs and Parmesan, and baked until crisp.
- Green Bean Casserole With Bread Crumb Topping
- A green bean casserole recipe with bread crumb topping, white sauce, a little onion, and butter. Green bean casserole recipe, seasoned and topped with bread ...
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Freezing Bread Crumbs
You can freeze bread crumbs you make until you are ready to use them
Products For Cooking With Stale Bread
Use these items when cooking with stale bread
More About Stale Bread
More Stale Bread Uses
- Twist and shout: Britain's brightest food talents present their 'alternative ...
- I've been eating eggy bread ? of which this is a fancier version ? since I was little and this twist on it is a clever way of turning stale bread into a delicious brunch treat. I've added a little luxury in the form of patriotically coloured berries, ...
- Breadcrumbs are better made at home
- Dear Lisa: When a recipe calls for ?fresh breadcrumbs,? what are you supposed to use? Fresh bread sticks together when I try to pull it apart into tiny pieces. Also, if the recipe asks for buttered breadcrumbs, how should they be prepared?
- Today's print exclusives: Pudding recipe, More eyes on crime
- Relish recipe: Long before comfort food became the rage, frugal Colonial cooks were setting aside stale bread and milk about to go sour to make puddings. Using leftover cornbread, you can make your own decadent dessert, Caramel Banana Bread Pudding.
- Remember Fernando Martinez?
- But?to continue with the bread analogy?as Martinez's career became riddled with injuries and flat-out disappointment, his status as a savior went stale. This led to his somewhat surprising waiver placement in January. However, with the Houston Astros ...
Feeding the Birds
Soak stale bread in water before using it as bird food. (Bread isn't a particularly good food for birds though.)
What Is Your Favorite Way To Use Stale Bread?
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quester
Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:09 pm | delete
- Garlic Parmesan Croutons - definitely my favorite
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PaulOnBooks
Jan 6, 2011 @ 12:02 pm | delete
- Great lens: I've lensrolled to my bread and butter pudding lens - http://www.squidoo.com/bread-and-butter-pudding - I hope you don't mind.
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marsha32 Dec 19, 2010 @ 10:44 pm | delete
- Now I am hungry! I have a bag of bread crumbs in the freezer at all times.
Blessed by a Squid Angel
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artyfax Oct 22, 2010 @ 3:33 pm | delete
- Well I have to say I have marvellous memoriews of Mom's bread and butter pudding. I have tried to make it myself but it never quite hits the right note. BTW a great lens
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WordCustard
Aug 5, 2010 @ 4:00 pm | delete
- I never have stale bread.. make my own and it gets eaten much too quickly! I did appreciate all these great ideas for using up stale bread though, and it made me wish I had some lying around.
Looks like you got yourself another angel blessing. :)
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prosperity66 Aug 3, 2010 @ 10:04 am | delete
- My favourite is pain perdu... However, we don't put maple syrup on it since we don't usually use this - it's not part of our kitchen cabinets, lol. We mostly put fine sugar or ice sugar on pain perdu. Now many variants are possible :)
Loved this stale bread, definitely love bread, in any way.
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Kate-Phizackerley
Jul 14, 2010 @ 2:04 pm | delete
- Thanks for my blessings
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JenOfChicago
Jul 14, 2010 @ 12:03 pm | delete
- This is so useful - I hate wasting food. Thanks! Blessed by a squidangel
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WeddingZazzle
Jul 11, 2010 @ 10:12 am | delete
- Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
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Pukeko
Jul 10, 2010 @ 9:01 pm | delete
- Wow Kate, there are some great uses for Stale bread here. (we always feed the birds, but now we will be trying some of these recipes.
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