With the situation when a piece of stale bread appeared in the breadbox, even very good housewives sometimes come across. This happens if the bread lies for a long time without a plastic bag. Throw it away right away, especially if the piece is large enough. There are quite a few tasty dishes that are prepared from hardened bread. In addition, it can be made fresh, tasty and fragrant.
Pick your recipe
You will need
- -Apple;
- - a large pan;
- - a small pan;
- - wooden block;
- - potato;
- - a piece of canvas;
- - colander with a lid;
- - wrapping;
- - oven;
- - microwave;
- - a double boiler.
Instruction manual
1
Inspect the stale piece. If mold appeared on it, then doing nothing is useless; it’s better to just throw away such bread. Mold is formed if a loaf or loaf has been lying for a long time without air. Not finding a hopeless greenish bloom, determine how stiff the bread is.
2
If the bread is not stiffened much, wrap it in a wet canvas. The canvas should be real, linen, possibly coarse. Put the bundle in a preheated oven and hold it at a temperature of about 100 ° C for 3-5 minutes. In the absence of canvas, you can slightly wet the wrapping paper or even just sprinkle a piece of water on all sides.
3
Very good if there is a microwave. In this case, it is better to cut the bread into pieces and slightly sprinkle with water. Put it in a plastic container and put in the microwave for 30 seconds. This method should not be used if it is not possible to divide the hardened loaf into slices.
4
Small pieces can be freshened with freshly cooked potatoes. Drain and place slices of bread in a pan. Close for 2-3 minutes, then remove the bread and continue to do with the potatoes what you were going to.
5
For bread that can be sliced, there is another way. Fold the pieces in a colander and cover. Pour about half of the water into a large pot. Put it on fire and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame, put a colander on the pan and hold for a few minutes.
6
You can refresh highly stale bread in a kind of "water bath". Put a wooden block in a large pot and fill it with water. There should be enough water to freely stand a small pan in which you need to put bread. It can be a whole piece or chopped. Close the entire structure with a lid. Make a small fire and heat until you smell fresh bread. You can also use a double boiler.
Useful advice
To prevent bread from staling, store it in a plastic bag. Put there an apple or potato, which must first be peeled.
Keep the breadbox clean. It must be washed at least once a week and dried thoroughly.