Personally I love bread pudding, but I generally do not have stale bread lying around. I decide I will wait a few days for the bread to go stale, but by that time I either for get or get busy…
Hack #15: Make Bread Stale
You can use any fresh bread you have on hand and make it turn stale. Place the bread cubed or sliced in an oven heated to 350F (175C) for 15 minutes. This will dry the bread out so that it is similar to several day old bread.
Stale is the new fresh!
Stale bread is just bread that has dried out over time.
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