What to do with the leftover bread?
First, to prevent the bread harden, here are some tips to keep it well: so that the bread keep it soft until the next day just put it in a cloth. We avoid putting it in a plastic bag that will tend to make its texture rubbery. If you want to keep it longer, you have to know that the bread freezes well. However, be sure to place in the freezer before it has lost its freshness.
If despite all our bread still hardened, there is a multitude of solutions not to spoil it:
Breadcrumbs: it is always used in cooking to make a good cordon bleu house, a breaded fish or vegetables wrapped in a thin layer of breadcrumbs. Instructions for use: nothing more simple, we roughly cut the remains of bread hard and place them on a baking tray for a few minutes to brown a little. Once the bread has finished gilding we mix everything so as to have a fine chelbling. It can be kept in an airtight box.
The bread lost: it is delicious to brunch on Sunday, so when we can combine business with pleasure, we enjoy! Instructions for use: take two soup plates, in the first pour milk, sugar and vanilla flavor; in the second one beats two eggs. We dip our slices of bread in the first plate with milk so that they imbibe, then they are dipped in the eggs. We then return our bread in a hot pan with butter. Jams, Nutella, compotes ... will come to decorate these gourmet sandwiches.
The bread grilled: you have to know that the bread stale who went to the grid bread find the flavor of bread fresh for a few minutes. It is therefore ideal to enjoy in the morning with a good homemade jam. Instructions for use: it goes to the grid bread or a few minutes in the oven on a rack.
The brushettas: it's a kind of mini pizza, quick and easy to do. How to use: we rub the remains of our slices of bread with a clove of garlic and pour a drizzle of olive oil over it. We then generally add a small crushed tomato, before giving way to our imagination or to accommodate the remains of the fridge. According to the tastes cheese, ham, olives ... will come to finalize this recipe. We put everything in the oven for a few minutes and you're done.
The croque-madame: for this recipe we will prefer to use thin slices of bread campaign or bread of mie. Instructions for use: place on a slice of bread a layer of grated Gruyère, a slice of ham and a second layer of grated Gruyère cheese. We close with another slice of bread. We cook each side of our croque-madame in a pan with a little butter so that the cheese melts a little. We put our sandwich on a plate and cover it with an egg dish. Here's one recipe fast and unfussy, a green salad will accompany this dish.
The stuffing: the bread stale is the secret to succeed a good joke that does not stick. How to use: we cut the remains of bread in small slices. They are allowed to imbibe milk and crush them with a fork. An egg is added to this preparation. It is the base of a stuffing, then season with the herbs and spices of our choice depending on the meat to stuff.
Croutons bread They are delicious to accompany our soup or salad. How to use: we cut the remains of our hardened stick into small squares. They are sautéed in a pan with a little olive oil and minced garlic so that they are lightly grilled.
