Bread: Useful For More Than Just Delicious Sandwiches

Bread is a delicious and nutritious food that many people enjoy on a daily basis. Many people do not realize that bread is useful for more than just making your morning French toast or for creating a delicious sandwich. The following guide will give you a few helpful tips to ensure that you are making the most of your next bread loaf.

Save Your Pastries

Cakes are delicious sweet treats that just about everyone loves to eat. The only problem with these culinary delights is that once you cut into them, you have to eat them in a timely manner or the edges will start to dry out and harden. This causes you to have to cut off the edge of the cake the next time you want a fresh piece. Save your next cake by snuggling up a piece of bread next to the cut side of the cake. The bread will dry out and leave the edge of the cake moist and delicious.

Clean Your Home

When you break a glass on the floor, getting up every little piece can be nearly impossible because the shards are often so small. Take a piece of fresh bread and press it firmly onto the area where the glass broke. The shards will stick to the bread and come off of the floor with ease. Bread can also be used to remove grease from walls. Remove the crust from a piece of stale bread and then rub the wall with the center portion of the slice. It takes just a few seconds to reveal a clean and beautiful wall.  

Make Homemade Breadcrumbs and Croutons

Most people do not eat the heels of bread because they are often uneven and awkward to eat. Save the heels of your bread in the freezer for a month or two. Once you have at least ten heels collected, allow the pieces to thaw and place them on a cookie sheet. Bake the bread in a 300 degree oven for roughly 45 minutes being sure to turn the pieces every ten minutes. Remove the bread and allow it to cool. The bread should be very hard at this point. You can then season the bread with some olive oil and garlic salt to taste. Cut the bread into chunks that are 1/2"x1/2" and then store them in an airtight bag. If you want to make breadcrumbs, follow the same steps, but place the croutons in a food processor and process them until they become crumbs. Store them in an air tight container, too.

Bread is a very inexpensive, useful tool to have around the house. You can enjoy eating it and using it for simple things around the house, too. There is no reason to let any bread go to waste now that you know these simple tips. Look to a local bread supplier like Klosterman Baking Company the next time you need bread.

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