Crusty Bread

Bogof_Babe

A little tip that I have just discovered (well just realised ;D) for those who like crusty rolls or crusty bread with their soup, lasagne etc.

A pack of 4 crusty rolls costs upwards of 80p, a crusty loaf is either 78p (small Warburtons) or 91p (Hovis) in our local shop, but a French stick is only 42p and you get over 2 feet length of the stuff! Choose a broad, shorter one rather than the longest, which will be thinner, and you can get a couple of dozen slices off it.

The only drawback is that it needs eating within a couple of days or it dries up, but then so do crusty rolls. You can also make any left over after the first day into garlic bread, and freeze it.

For a light snack in the morning, if you don't like to eat much first thing, have 3 or 4 slices off it, with spreadable cream cheese and low fat spread. Total cost about 10p, and very tasty!

16011996

i never thought of using it instaed of rolls. and the kids tend to leave half there rolls anyway. thanks.

cathy_3

if you put a french loaf in a hot oven for 5 mins or so then slice its lovely crunchy outside and soft inside

also do this with stale rolls or french bread

16011996

oooh, thanks. got couple of stale baps around here somewhere, might do that tonight.  ;D

Pink.

Well worth doing 160............

I've refreshed lots of stale bread many times with this method..........you can use the micro-wave too, but only a few seconds or it gets chewy.

If it's really stale (ie bluemold) cut your losses and bin it or feed it to the birds!

Pink

Edinburghlass_2

Best way is to soak a t-towel in water, ring it out and wrap it round the french stick or stale bread then pop in oven.

trafalgar_2

Euuuwwwwwwwwww

don't wrap in a tea-towel ,not even a clean one ,sprinkle with water and wrap in foil,much more hygienic

trafalgar_2

LOL I was checking for the hidden message ;D

16011996

that is sadley addictive. i keep wondering if i can find any anywhere than the msa.

LOL I was checking for the hidden message ;D

cathy_3

oh just bung it in the oven !!

;D ;D

trafalgar_2

oh just bung it in the oven !!

;D ;D

Don't you need to go to cookery school for that