Left Over Bread
My tolerant husband said he really didn’t understand why I would want to do anything with the left over dead sandwich bread that is crowding our freezer, in fact why freeze it, just get rid of it. I on the other hand am trying to be lest wastful and find this throw away just too excessive. Of course at this moment I don’t know what I’m going to do with it…you can only eat so many croutons. I’ll let you know.
November 21, 2008 at 6:38 pm
How about bread pudding? My grandmother used to make it all the time and I loved it as a child. Here is one site with recipes: http://www.straight.com/article/bread-puddings-recipes.
November 21, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Leftover bread would be great for making different things. Here are some ideas:
1. french toast
2. garlic bread slices
3. oven cheese sandwiches (grilled cheese but baked not grilled – no butter required)
4. baked mini pizzas
5. toast with jam
November 23, 2008 at 6:39 pm
savory bread pudding! (or sweet bread pudding)
November 24, 2008 at 4:44 am
there’s actually a great recipe on epicurious.com for a pumpkin bread pudding with caramel sauce
stuffing also comes to mind with thanksgiving so close…
November 24, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Sounds like bread pudding of some sort is the way to go. I have to admitt that I live with 3 very serious bread snobs and I’m always left with odds and ends of sandwich bread used for school lunches-the bagettes are scarfed down within moments of entering the apt.
I need to convince my family to eat french toast that is not made from challah and I was thinking of making the raisin bread into croutons with an indian curry/spicey flavor.
I am also thinking of trying some of the bread smashed in the paninni press and then cut up as a cracker substitute.
December 2, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I have a hard time with left over or frozen bread. To repeat myself: we rarely have bread in the house this is part of my effort to force my other half into veggies, salads or the like. I consistently fail in this effort to at least modify his eating habits. He does like bread pudding which I have never made, and I doubt that at this late point I will attempt it. I think I’m wandering because in fact I have little to contribute here.