Is your old bread really hard?
It's normal, fresh bread hardens in just a few hours...
But don't throw it away and buy more bread from the bakery!
Fortunately, my baker revealed to me a simple and effective trick to transform stale bread into fresh bread quickly.
The trick to bring the crust back to yesterday's bread is to pass it under water and then put it in the oven . Watch:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2. Take the bread upside down and run the entire crust under cold water.
3. Once well moistened, place the bread on a rack in the oven for 5 min.
4. Take the bread out of the oven and enjoy your fresh bread.
And There you go ! You have transformed your stale bread into fresh bread as if it came from the baker's :-)
Easy, fast and effective, right? It's still better than throwing it away and buying more!
When you run the bread under water, do it with a good heart. But don't completely drown it either.
The entire crust must be moistened.
This trick works for all breads that have a crust like baguettes or balls.
Thanks to this trick, you will even be able to take advantage of the reductions that we often see in stores on bread from the day before.
Want to save energy? Remember to put the bread to heat in the oven with another hot dish or when the oven cools.
As the whole crust of the bread is moistened, the heat of the oven will transform this water into steam.
The steam will diffuse through the crumb of the bread to soften it.
This will make the bread look light and fluffy, as if it had just been baked.
At the same time, baking restores the crispiness of the crust.
That's what makes it as crispy as when you bought your bread.
Do you have a loaf already started? Don't panic, the trick also works.
Moisten the bread in the same way. Then place the cut part in aluminum foil.
All that remains is to put it in the oven for 5 min.
Remember to cut a few centimeters from the lead if it has dried out too much to be salvaged.
And if you still have stale bread, here are 6 ideas to stop throwing it away.
