What to make with too much bread??
@vera5d (4004)
United States
February 17, 2008 9:38am CST
my husband bought 2 loaves of white bread...I don't usually eat white bread, but I hate to see it go to waste (this is how he always sabotages my diet, lol! I hate wasting food!)...I know I could eat some pb&j, french toast, make breadcrumbs...I have a really good recipe for an egg/bread/cheese breakfast casserole, but he doesn't like it, so no sense in making a huge pan of it just for me!!
If it were summer, I wouldn't worry so much because we could take it & feed it to the birds...
Any ideas?
Anyone have some suggestions I haven't thought of?
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@JanisRemaxRealtor (432)
• United States
17 Feb 08
You could cut into cubes and let them dry out, then put in a pan with hot EVOO or butter and garlic and make croutons for your salads. That way, your husband has contributed to your diet. :)
@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
croutons are not a bad idea - i see you're a real estate agent - where at? I am licensed in pa but not active so I can be home with my kiddos :)
@JanisRemaxRealtor (432)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I'm in Ohio. Actually sitting at an open house right now and quite surprised that I have a wireless connection! Hope plenty of buyers will show up :) I love Re/Max and hope the market keeps staying busy this year as it has been this past month!
I'd do the croutons, they turn out real good! I have done that plenty of times. You can also tear the bread for rustic looking croutons.
I don't care for bread pudding. I have also blended them into bread crumbs, put into a food storage bag and freeze. I just put some on the top of macaroni and cheese the other day!
@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I was excited to find that a few times when I sat the opens, too...:)

@brimia (6581)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I've heard feeding bread to birds is not good anyway. If it sits out too long and gets moldy, it becomes poisonous to the birds. Also, eating too much white bread leads to vitamin deficiencies in the birds. So, of course, it's not so great for humans either and eating a lot of it can raise the risk of cancer.
You can make a nice craft clay/play dough for kids with it by removing the crusts, breaking it up, and mixing with white glue.
If you want to eat it though, you could make garlic toast or cinnamon toast.

@brimia (6581)
• United States
18 Feb 08
Here's a couple more (non-eating) ideas for you.
Deodorizer: 2-3 slices of white bread absorbs refrigerator odors.
Cleaner: Roll up a piece of white bread and use it to "erase" marks on wallpaper
This page has tons of great/crazy ideas: http://www.stretcher.com/stories/07/07dec10g.cfm
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@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
now there's an idea I hadn't thought of! Sounds messy, but could be worth a shot. You're right, I didn't think about it not being good for the birds, either!

@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I guess there are some birds in the winter...I am getting a lot of ideas here, so hopefully it won't go to waste now!
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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17 Feb 08
I'd go with the bread pudding. You need white bread for that and lets face it, white bread if good for little else. The only thing is that it's good padding food and if you're on a diet that's not to good. Maybe your husband could eat it all...
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@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
he bought it so he would have bread for sandwhiches...but I am pretty sure he is almost out of lunchmeat...hopefully he will eat it all, but its already over a week old!
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Since white bread is so lacking in food value, I would consider it more of a waste to eat it than to throw it away. The breakfast casserole sounds good, but would probably be even better if healthy bread were used. He probably means well, but just hasn't ever gotten around to learning anything about domestic science.
I wouldn't be so cruel and self-defeating as to try to make HIM eat it, but I would certainly hope that he would eimburse you the the amount he paid for it, given that he probably thought he was doing you a favor by buying something on sale and needs to somehow understand that not all sales prices offer economic value. Maybe he hates skinny women?
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@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
it is pretty bad to eat it, I would much rather eat whole grain or rye or sourdough if i were to eat bread at all. i was skinny when we first started dating four years ago...getting this last baby weight off though has been a challenge!! he means well, he is just forgetful. usually i do not allow him to do the shopping at all, lol. But the roads were bad & we were out of diapers and milk so he stopped on his way home...oh well, I will try freezing it I think & see what happens from there!
@madhuraks (425)
• Kuwait
17 Feb 08
I also dont like to eat bread so whenever i think its going to be wasted i will make bread fry.It really tastes very good.U dont come to know that it is made up of bread.I hope u will also like it.
ingredients:
gram flour
chilly powder
little cumin(optional)
salt
water
[oil for deep fry]
mix all the above ingr.. make a bater,not too thin or not too thick.Then cut bread slice into 4 parts (diagonally) if u want u can remove sides of bread slices.
Dip the slices into bater & deep fry in oil till it becomes light brown.Dont dip all slices at once,just dip & immediately put it to fry.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Oh my, that does sound absolutely delicious and the graham flour would add a little nutrition, presumably, but I'd have to work out for about 3 hours and go without dessert for a week to feel OK about eating a couple of servings of that! I think I had better go make something healthy to eat, as just reading about that recipe is making me hungry!
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@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
i might just have to try this...he also bought me that deep fryer for christmas, lol
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
18 Feb 08
The only thing that I can think of is bread pudding. My mother made it when I was a child and it was delicious warm, with some ice cold milk.
@whittby (3072)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I'd go with the bread pudding if your husband would eat that. It's so good and there are endless recipes out that for that. How about Italian brd salad - uses olive oil, vinegar, tomatoes, and onions or other stuff you want to add. Did someone mention croutons? I wish we could see all the other responses when we're adding our own! I also second the bread crumbs and freezing them for use in recipes or whatever. I've done that and added to the bag in the freezer when I make more. If you have different types of bread, it really makes up nice.
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@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
the italian bread salad sounds good - maybe i will see if i can make a recipe...i am thinking something along the lines of a bruchetta now, that would be good!
@adinkle (45)
• La Verne, California
18 Feb 08
Maybe you should freeze it so it doesn't spoil and make sandwiches for HIM or whenever he eats bread, just give him his white bread. I don't buy it myself either. Bread does freeze well and when used for toast you can't tell the difference. Hope he likes toast .
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
18 Feb 08
My favorite thing to make with bread is french toast. My husband loves Malt o Meal with toast, so that would take care of some of it in my house. I am not a big sandwich eating person but I do like to have grilled cheese sandwiches.
@vera5d (4004)
• United States
18 Feb 08
grilled cheese is good...i always forget about it, I like it with tomato soup
@quiltedblessings (1066)
• United States
17 Feb 08
White bread actually freezes pretty well. If I have too much bread, I will stick the extra loaves in the freezer (in their original bags). They will keep in there for about a month (I've frozen longer than that, but that is usually when freezer burn sets in. When I need a new loaf, I pull it out, and let it thaw for about 2 hours. Then the loaf is good to go. I use it for all of our bread needs (sandwiches, french toast, toast, etc.)
@vera5d (4004)
• United States
17 Feb 08
i never think to put things in the freezer...it might be a good idea...i could maybe make a big batch of french toast & freeze that too...
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
19 Feb 08
try makes patty cases out of them and put in eggs and bacon or sweet corm and whatever.you can make little quiches like this and use up a lot of left overs.try it it yummy.cheers sue
@chrislotz (8136)
• Canada
4 Mar 08
We always buy our bread in bulk, about 10 loaves at a time, and throw it into the freezer. It stays fresh and so when you take it out of the freezer it is like fresh again when you let it defrost. Sometimes I only take out a few slices at a time since we don't eat a whole lot of it, and that way the whole loaf doesn't get taken out and go bad because we can't eat it fast enough. You can just put those few slices into another bag and leave on the counter till unfrozen. Or you can just take out a couple slices and toast them, which is what I usually do.
@lisaviews (184)
• United States
18 Feb 08
Another thing that is quick and easy (and requires freezing) is making sandwiches ahead of time. You can cut off the crusts, spread the slices with peanut butter or jelly, leaving about 1/2 inch all around, then put the slices (2) together and crimp the edges. The other version is to put a slice or two of cheese between and crimp in the same manner. (These can go in the microwave or oven for melted cheese sandwiches.) Individually wrap each sandwich and place in the freezer. It saves a ton of money... think of when Smuckers made the "Uncrustables"!














