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Why Bread Goes Stale (and Why the Fridge Makes It Worse)

Delicious Uses for Stale Bread

A golden baked bread pudding in a ceramic dish next to a bowl of homemade croutons
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Stale bread doesn't have to go to waste. Many classic dishes were invented to use it up.

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French toast works especially well with day-old bread, because it soaks up the egg mixture without falling apart.

Stale bread is also perfect for croutons, breadcrumbs, stuffing and bread pudding.

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So next time a loaf goes hard, think of it as an ingredient rather than leftovers.

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