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Make the Most of Your Bread

Make the most of your bread.

Collect stale bread crusts and store in the freezer until you have enough to make a generous portion of breadcrumbs. Simply whizz the frozen crusts in a food processor. The crumbs can then be frozen.
The crumbs are ideal for sprinkling over cheese-topped savoury dishes like macaroni cheese or vegetable au gratin, before grilling. The crumbs stop the cheese from over-heating and becoming stringy while creating a crispy crust.
To remove grease from the surface of a fatty stew e.g. mutton, fork a thick cube of bread and drag it across the stew surface. It will easily absorb the excess fat.
Save time in the mornings by preparing sandwiches in bulk and freezing them, as one-person servings, in airtight plastic containers. Just grab a lunch box out of the freezer on your way out the door. By the time lunch time or snack time comes around you will have a fresh tasting sandwich, defrosted and ready to eat.
Most fillings (with the exception of water rich vegetables like lettuce, tomato and cucumber) are ideal for freezing. A round loaf of bread makes a fabulous and economical casing. Split open the unsliced loaf and stuff with delicious ingredients, wrap in foil and bake to warm through.