In my latest quest to cut the old grocery bill down to a manageable amount, without sacrificing my desire for good food, I've reacquainted myself with an old friend, day old bread.
Now, I'm not talking just any day old bread. I'm talking the good kind, the artisinal kind, if you will. Like this loaf of jalapeno cheddar baked at a local bakery.
I bring it home and slice it up. I wrap each set of two slices in wax paper, tape it up and put it back in it's bag. The ends, that are too small to be sandwich slices, I cube. And into the freezer they go.
Then when I'm making my lunch, I pull out a package of the sliced ready to go, make my sandwich and wrap it back up in the wax paper. Easy peasy.
I use the cubes for croutons, bread pudding, or fresh breadcrumbs. These babies, I think would be wonderful in a breakfast sausage and egg casserole.
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That is just one of the wonderful things about bread, so versatile.
We are all about chopping the budget lately.
That is such a smart thing to do! I am always complaining because I can't eat a whole loaf of good bread fast enough before it goes bad and is just too expensive to waste the money on. But this is a great solution.
This is a fantasstic idea!
That is a really good idea. In this day of age of RECESSION. I will keep this idea and use it. Thanks dear!!
My kids have this idiotic notion that anything on or past its "sell by" date has to be thrown out. I use my bread ends for Thor's vitamin and peanut butter sandwiches. Bread cubes also make great stuffing for poultry!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
I like to use old bread for croutons and bread crumbs. I really want to try making bread pudding with it too.
that sounds like a great way to be able to prepare something quickly, too!
Those are really good ideas. I already do the bread crumbs and croutons but I love the idea of wrapping the sandwich pairs together.
Oh my gosh, this is a great idea. My hubby and son love this yummy asiago loaf I occasionally get, and your tip is one that I can immediately put to use. They will be so thrilled to have ready to eat slices wrapped in individual portions. Gosh, why can't I think up this kind of stuff! Wonderful!
great tip... :)
You would most likely enjoy a very creative cook book, Cooking With Artisan Bread, by Gwenyth Bassetti and Jean Galton. It's not a bread cookbook but rather a collection of recipes using wonderful artisan breads. Bassetti founded the Grand Dame of Seattle's artisan bakeries, Grand Central, and that lady knows her breads!
Old bread makes good toast too. Try toasting it lightly in the oven, then topping it with your favorite melty cheese and putting it back in the oven until the cheese melts.
This is a family favorite.
That is just awesomely smart.
What a great idea. Now where can I find day old bread?
that's a wonderful tip, pam. and really, the only thing better than jalapeno cheddar bread would be jalapeno pepperjack bread, regardless of whether it's fresh, day-old, frozen, what-have-you.
Now that my local supermarket is baking its own artisanal bread, there's a lot more variety in the day-old bin. Thanks for great tips on how to use it.
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