Day Old and Hard Bread Recipes

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

 

Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead, but

let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This bread

that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in the

round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's or

Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or stuffing.

Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the birds?

Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

[Guest guest]

I like to dip in soup or break in small bits and float on top of a cold soup

like gazpacho. 

I also like to treat the birds with it.

 

Donna

 

--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Steph Goddard <teka01 wrote:

 

Steph Goddard <teka01

Day Old and Hard Bread Recipes

 

Sunday, July 6, 2008, 5:47 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi there,

 

Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead, but

let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This bread

that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in the

round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's or

Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or stuffing.

Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the birds?

Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I put it in the freezer, and then use it for stuffing whenever I want to.

hugs,

Chanda

-

Steph Goddard

Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:47 AM

Day Old and Hard Bread Recipes

 

 

Hi there,

 

Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead, but

let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This bread

that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in the

round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's or

Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or stuffing.

Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the birds?

Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I like to chop it and put in into my tomato salad, or toast it up and put it

in soup.

You can cut out the center but not all the way through to the bottom and put

dip in to

it. The chop the bread into large pieces and us to dip along with assorted

veggies.

 

Gayle

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

 

You can just toast it and eat it warm with any breadspread you like.

Those loafes You can slice them and keep them in a plastic bag in the

freezer. It's usually enough to take it out of the freezer a few hours

before you need it.

Using the microwave to warm up is something I don't like to do as

first it's like chewing on rubber and then hard as a rock :S

If it's already too hard, You can reduce it to breadcrumbs, mix with

seasoning and coat seitan or veggies before you fry them.

 

Cheers,

Beatriz

 

, " Steph Goddard " <teka01

wrote:

>

> Hi there,

>

> Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead, but

> let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

> bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This bread

> that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in the

> round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's or

> Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or stuffing.

> Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the birds?

> Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

>

[Guest guest]

You can make Panzanella salad. This is specifically for old

bread. Do a search and you can find lots of recips for this.

Basically cut up the day old bread and add tomatoe, peppers, onions,

basil and italian dressing. So good! also can make baked french

toast. You could toast it on low in the oven and then grind it up

in food processor to make bread crumbs. I do this with all the ends

of my loafs.

 

~Danielle

 

, " Steph Goddard "

<teka01 wrote:

>

> Hi there,

>

> Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead,

but

> let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

> bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This

bread

> that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in

the

> round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's

or

> Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or

stuffing.

> Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the

birds?

> Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

>

[Guest guest]

I use old bread all the time because I try to use good quality bread, either

home made or

TJ stuff like their baguettes and ciabattas. In either case I do not want to

waste it, and if

you dry good bread you can get:

 

good croutons for salads and you can make them lower fat

 

use in the two spanish cold soups I make in the summer, ajo blanco and gazpacho

-

recipes calls for soaking baguette or ciabatta bread in water, squishing it out

like a

sponge and blending with either the tomatoes or the soaked almonds whichever

soup you

make. It sounds strange but it gives it a nice creaminess to the soup to

balance the

tomato acidity, and also goes well with almonds in the other soup.

 

I dry bread slices completely and use it as I would commercial bread crumbs (I

put them

trough a coffee grinder type thing). I use bread crumbs often in eggplant

parmiggiana and

in stuffed mushrooms. You can use in any recipe that calls for bread crumbs.

This is

how I use the darker whole wheat breads that dry up.

 

I also cut older bread really small and put it in the mixes for the home made

dog food I

make for our three-6 lbs attack dogs. They like them with grated carrots and

eggs cooked

with them, or whatever we have on hand. Sometimes I make a 'sauce' mix of

peanut butter

and hot water and let the bread soak this in, they love it this way and

compliment my

cooking.

 

apologies for the format distortion

Roseta

, " Steph Goddard " <teka01 wrote:

>

> Hi there,

>

> Maybe I should post this question on a Frugal Group forum instead, but

> let me just throw this out here: What to do with day old bread or

> bread that has become too hard to make into sandwiches? This bread

> that I am referring to is more like country wheat that comes in the

> round loaves rather than your average sliced bread from Arnold's or

> Roman Meal. My imagination only runs to making croutons or stuffing.

> Is there anything else to do besides making it fodder for the birds?

> Thank you in advance. ~Stephie (Maryland)

>

[Guest guest]

Try this.

Alex

 

Panzanella (Bread and Tomato Salad)

 

Serves 4 to 6.

 

3/4 pound day-old crusty peasant-style whole-grain bread, cut into

1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)

2 large tomatoes (about 1 pound), trimmed and each cut into 8 wedges

3/4 cup peeled and sliced cucumber

1/2 cup sliced red onion

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

10 fresh basil leaves, shredded

 

In a serving bowl stir together the bread, the tomatoes, the cucumber,

the onion, the oil, the vinegar, the basil, and salt and pepper to

taste until the salad is combined well.

[Guest guest]

Or this.

 

Alex

 

Gazpacho

 

Makes 10 servings

 

1 cup tomato juice

1 (2-inch) piece baguette, crust discarded and cut into 1-inch cubes

15 very ripe medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 medium English cucumbers, peeled and roughly chopped, plus 1/2

cucumber finely diced for garnish

3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

2 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt

2 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika*

1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced

1/2 small red onion, finely diced

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

*Spanish smoked paprika is sometimes labeled hot Pimentón or hot

Pimentón de La Vera and is available at some grocery stores or online

at www.spanishtable.com.

 

In small bowl, pour tomato juice over bread cubes and let soak until

very soft, about 30 minutes. Transfer to blender and purée until

smooth. Add tomatoes, roughly chopped cucumber, garlic, 2 teaspoons

salt, and parika and purée until very smooth. Strain through fine-mesh

sieve into medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract all liquid.

Discard solids, return liquid to blender, and add 1/4 cup vinegar. With

motor running, slowly add 1 cup oil in slow steady stream, then blend

until fully incorporated. Transfer gazpacho to airtight container and

refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

 

In medium bowl, toss together finely diced cucumber, bell pepper,

onion, ground black pepper, and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1

teaspoon vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Ladle gazpacho into bowls.

Spoon chopped vegetable mixture into middle of each bowl, dividing

evenly among bowls. Serve immediately.

[Guest guest]

at one time i remember seeing a cooking show from a b & b where the fellow

used day old or older bread.

 

he kept putting what was left over from the morning's breakfasts until he

had enough to make a bread pudding. which makes a lot of sense, the older

bread would soak up the custard as well as or better then fresh bread. after

baked it would be the same no matter what bread was used.

 

just an odd memory i had floating around . .

hm

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey folks,

All these recipes have sounded great and simple enough for a busy

mommie like me to make! Roseta, your " attack " dogs sound sufficiently

spoiled with all that homemade doggie food you make for them!!!

Consequently, are they vegetarian too?!

Everyone else who posted, thank you very much too! Alex, I will

definitely put your gazpacho soup recipe to good use once my garden is

ripe enough for the picking!

~Steph

[Guest guest]

Hi Stephie

What about a bread and butter pudding

 

Catherine

[Guest guest]

Hi Catherine.....

I have heard of, and made, bread pudding and chocolate bread pudding, but I

have not heard of

" bread and butter " pudding. Do you have a recipe you might like to

share...please?

 

BTW....you have one of my favorite names.....my middle name is Catherine, my

second daughter's

name is Catherine, I had a great-aunt named Catherine and a great-grandmother

named Catherine.

Catherine has been a name used in our family for 500 years now.

Thanks,

Nancy C.

 

 

Hi Stephie

What about a bread and butter pudding

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Steph, I could feed the dogs an ovo lacto vegetarian diet and I believe they

would thrive,

but their omnivorous 'papi' sneaks them a piece of chicken or a real bone here

and there,

and they like it of course, so no they are not veggie I regret to say. You know

dogs will eat

beans, tofu, gluten, peas, sweet potatoes, bread, rice, tortillas, and mine just

love carrots.

All 3 of them (it was 4 but mommy chichuahua passed to doggie heaven and she

liked

carrots too). One of them is not a chihuahua, and she also likes carrots. I

think it is a

good snack for them too. I never knew dogs liked carrots so much though.

 

 

, " Steph Goddard " <teka01 wrote:

>

> Hey folks,

> All these recipes have sounded great and simple enough for a busy

> mommie like me to make! Roseta, your " attack " dogs sound sufficiently

> spoiled with all that homemade doggie food you make for them!!!

> Consequently, are they vegetarian too?!

> Everyone else who posted, thank you very much too! Alex, I will

> definitely put your gazpacho soup recipe to good use once my garden is

> ripe enough for the picking!

> ~Steph

>