What to do with stunned bread? Three simple ideas to no longer waste it

How many times this gesture has become automatic: a bread too hard, and presto, direction the trash? However, this reflex hides a real mess. Not only throwing stunned bread, is it waste money, but it is also to miss a product still full of resources. Between domestic economy and grandmother tips, it is often very little enough to transform this forgotten miche into a culinary nugget.

In cooking as elsewhere, the second chances are good. A forgotten baguette of the weekend can, in ten minutes, return to life. And if it really does not get up, nothing is lost: it can still be useful, from the bottom of the oven to that of the mixer. Here’s how.

Revive a too hard wand

It is probably the most amazing and effective trick, well known to bakers but too rarely used at home. If your bread has become dry like a stick, everything is not lost.

You just have to generously wet the crust of the bread under a drizzle of cold waterwithout distressing the inner crumb, then sliding it in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 10 minutes. Result: a crispy baguette outside, soft in it, which seems just out of the oven.

Be careful, the trick only works once: this “resurrection miracle” is to be consumed immediately, otherwise the bread will harm even faster. It is therefore better to provide the meal accordingly.

Make homemade breadcrumbs

If the texture of the bread is definitely compromised, as much to transform it into a resource. Homemade breadcrumbs are a thousand times tasty than that in sachetespecially if you use wholemeal bread, seeds or cereals.

Just cut the bread into pieces, let it dry in the open air (or in the oven at low temperature), then mix or grate it. A simple kitchen robot is enough. The result can be kept for several weeks in an airtight jar.

This homemade breadcrumbs can be used everywhere: to scrape vegetables, bother fish or give crunch to a puree. A good way to no longer waste, while gaining taste.

Make it a full ingredient

Finally, stunned bread can squarely become the basis of a dish. It only takes a little imagination or taste memory.

Here are some simple and tasty ideas:

Lost bread : sweet or savory version, it is a classic remains.
Peasant soup : In Tuscany, it is called the “Pappa al Pomodoro”, mixture of bread, tomatoes and garlic.
Homemade croutons : cut, oiled and toasted, perfect for decorating a salad.
Bread gnocchi : In Italy, they are called “Gnocchi di pane”, with egg, milk and parmesan.

In all these recipes, bread is no longer waste: it becomes a full ingredient. And often it sublimates the dish much more than a fresh product.

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