lost bread....

[coraa]

I finally got my copy of The Aphorisms of Kherishdar by M.C.A. Hogarth today, and I am enjoying them very much. It's a slim book, and I could read it in one great gulp, but I don't think I will. I think it lends itself better to a few today, a few tomorrow, a few on Saturday....

In the meantime: bread! On Monday I made French bread and ate the first loaf fresh, on Tuesday I made pizza with the second loaf, and yesterday we had half the by-now-somewhat-stale remaining loaf with soup. The last half-loaf is by now pretty stale. Does anyone have a favorite thing to do with good but stale bread? Croutons, french toast, breadcrumbs?

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[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

I do like making breadcrumbs and then freezing them.

Also, I love the Cook's Illustrated recipe for French toast, which involves a little bit of flour -- I'd never have thought to add flour to French toast batter, but it helps make it deliciously crisp on the outside. I normally use challah, but they have a variation for French or Italian bread: 1 egg, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt (and I always add a dash of nutmeg), and 4-8 3/4-inch slices of bread.

Mmm, now I want French toast. However, I'm already in the midst of making quiche for dinner, so French toast will have to wait for some other night.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Mmm, French toast. Perhaps I'll make that for dinner tonight. It does sound very appealing....

[sithjawa.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that sounds good... now I'm hungry