Toasting Bread

A sure fire way to revive old, stale or frozen bread, to deliciously crunchy bread in minutes. This tip works so great that you’ll wonder why it’s not more well known.

Toasting Bread is simple…

But don’t miss the BIGGEST tip for CRUNCHY bread, baguette, or crostini.

To make stale bread, frozen bread, or soft bread crisp and crunchy.

HOW TO RESCUE BREAD… at one time or another, we’ve all had bread we wished had not gone as stale so quickly, or we froze bread thinking it would taste good, and then it doesn’t. Well, the tip of reviving bread is wonderful, I can’t wait for you to try it.

1) Run the bread under water.

Don’t soak it all the way through like a heavy, wet sponge, but stale or frozen bread or dried-out extra-firm baguette will benefit from the added water.

2) Place it in a preheated oven at 400° or a high broiler.

Toast the bread for a few minutes, then turn it over if needed until it’s all golden and crisp on each side.

It really is that simple!

I love bread, but when it’s lost its texture and crunch, I have far less interest in it.

There are some really fun and simple items to make with toast… check out my post called Toast Overload!

I love toast. It’s so simple for grab-and-go snacking and here is a whole slew of fun toast flavor options, great for a quick breakfast or snack. Most items on the list you’ll have in the kitchen.

Another really simple and fun item to keep in mind is a Bread and Butter Board.

Bread that is DRY needs moisture to give it that great texture we all love. You’ll want to sink your teeth into it, and if it’s warm, even better! It’ll give you that freshly baked feel in no time!

You can run the whole loaf of bread under water or slice it, it’ll depend on how firm the bread is and what result you want. Really dry, firm bread can be sliced, then wet.

Less water is needed for softer bread,

It really is great how crisp the bread gets!

I find it’s best to place the bread on the oven rack or a pizza screen so that it does not build up steam on a baking sheet and create a “mushy” outside.

Allowing the air to flow around the bread will ensure it all gets crisp. If the bread is cut into slices, having a pizza screen or pan with a lot of holes really works well.

Give some of these great appetizers using toasted bread a try with this way method for crunchy toasted bread. It makes these appetizers even better!

NOTE: I would not use this on fluffy thin sandwich bread, but it works wonders on crusty bread, baguette, Italian bread, sourdough, Artisan Bread, or similar styles of bread.

Revive sandwich bread… make fresh toast, or dice it for stuffing.