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Our tips for Bread crusts

  • French sticks

    Buy fresh French sticks and cut into 3 portions. Freeze those you won’t need immediately and when you do need them pop them straight into a hot oven for a few minutes to revive.

  • Bread crumbs

    Submitted by Mary Dawe, Worcestershire

    If you have bread going stale, make bread crumbs and freeze ready for the next time you make stuffing or bread sauce.

  • Spare crusts?

    Submitted by Marie Johnstone, Aberdeenshire

    I use the crusts my daughter won't eat, fresh or from toast to make bread crumbs, then freeze them so I have some when I'm making fish cakes.

  • Garlic bread fingers - use up those crusts!

    Submitted by Andrea, North east

    Use the crusts from a loaf toast one side, spread other with garlic butter and toast under the grill. cut into 4 fingers and serve.

  • Naughty bread saving

    Submitted by Jaqui Van Der Hoeven, WEST YORKS

    Cut ANY left over bread into cubes, toss in olive oil and a little garlic, herbs and chilli powder, freeze on a tray and transfer into bags/boxes when frozen. You have an instant crouton mix, wonderful shallow fried in oil straight from the freezer or for the more health conscious, baked in the oven...add to any soup or salad ...naughty but nice!

  • Using leftover bread or crusts

    Submitted by Fran Handrick, Guildford

    I always take the crusts off loaves (no-one in our 7-adult household likes them), I make them into breadcrumbs and freeze them to use for crumble toppings, Queen of Puddings, Stuffings, thickenings for sauces, coating with egg and breadcrumbs etc. I have two bags int he freezer all the time, one for white breadcrumbs and one for brown.

  • Sandwich crusts

    Submitted by Caroline Marson, Cookery Advisor,

    Save sandwich crusts in a plastic bag in the freezer until you have accumulated enough to make breadcrumbs. They can be used for toppings on casseroles, stuffing’s, or pie crusts combined with melted butter or for sweet crusts, add a little sugar and cinnamon.

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