What to Make with Leftover Bread
Don't get rid of your old croissants or scraps from loaves of bread. "Virtually every type of bread can be used for crumbs, croutons, toasts, stuffings, to thicken soups, even lighten (and stretch) ground meat," says Georgeanne Brennan of the San Francisco Chronicle, who gives suggestions for what to make with leftover bread. Keep a bag of dried leftover bread in your freezer and you'll be able to make breadcrumbs, stuff vegetables, bake sweet or savory bread puddings, or toss them into a salad or pasta dish whenever you wish.
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4 Comments:
Yipes! Another recession/depression posting...Frugality is certainly a virtue, but doesn't it seem like we're getting virtual blizzards of these kinds of tips--both here and elsewhere in the interwebs and in the media--in comparison to a few short months ago?
And this is also reminiscient of that passage in A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, when the family has a "meatloaf" with no meat, all bread extender along with onion and egg on which they spoon some thin gravy...
BobbieAnne at 9:21AM on 03/10/09
What leftover bread? ;o)
juliebugsmama at 11:25AM on 03/10/09
Panzanella, friends! Though honestly, I sometimes make a fresh loaf of bread for this.
CEBakes at 1:06PM on 03/10/09
Well, I've just joined the virtual- oops, strike that- actual blizzard of recession layoffs. And while I've been doing my best to believe it isn't as bad as all that- here I am. I looked at this posting because I have a friend who brings me "day olds" he gets for free, as friend of a baker. These are lovely artisan loaves I bought last summer, for $6 or more a piece and LET go stale for great dishes like panzanella and ribolitta....Forget frugality! This is eating high on the hog ( or loaf, if you will). My tip: find a friend with bread connections!
andiandi at 11:50PM on 04/24/09