1. Thicken Soups - you will love thick hearty soups when the weather is cold, and throwing in a few chunks of stale bread is a great way to add body to your soup.
2. Breadcrumbs - you can use breadcrumbs for everything from making a crunchy topping on casseroles to breading chicken before frying.
3. Croutons - crunchy croutons are what turn a simple dinner salad into something we can't wait to dive into!
4. French Toast and Bread Pudding - your stale bread can be the perfect vehicle for custardy, eggy puddings. Make French toast or layer slices of the old bread in a casserole dish to make bread pudding.
5. Meatloaf and Meatballs - Stale bread is our preferred binder for any kind of shaped meat dishes. In meatballs, the bread absorbs any extra liquid and holds the meat together through cooking.
Bread also freezes well. If you don't have an immediate need for the stale bread, cut it into slices or cubes (or leave it whole if we're lazy), package it in a freezer container, and throw it in the freezer. It thaws in a few minutes and you can use it however we want!
What do you do with leftover bread? Try the simple recipes at Fly for a Pudding.
