stale bread

Rachel Phipps' quick and cheap eggy bread is great for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Serve with your favourite sauce.

Each serving provides 372 kcal, 19g protein, 47g carbohydrate (of which 3g sugars), 12g fat (of which 2g saturates), 3g fibre and 1.3g salt.

Eggy bread

milk

vegetable oil

bread,

salt and black pepper

tomato ketchup

The delicate flavour of cod is wonderfully paired with lemon, garlic and parsley in this simple dish.

This meal provides 322 kcal, 33g protein, 16g carbohydrate (of which 0.6g sugars), 14g fat (of which 8g saturates), 0.6g fibre and 0.9g salt per portion.

Roast cod with a lemon, garlic and parsley crust

tbsp finely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

garlic cloves, crushed

lemon,

60 grams/2¼oz butter, melted

lemon juice

lemon

If you could only make one dish, it arguably should be this amazingly gooey croque monsieur (that's a toasted ham and cheese sandwich). This easy white sauce will elevate the ham and cheese toastie to new heights.

Croque monsieur

200 milliliters/7fl oz milk

grams/⅔oz plain flour

butter

salt and pepper

white bread

Dijon mustard

carved ham

cheese slices,

cheddar, grated

Up your cheese toastie game as Hersha Patel shows you how to make a croque monsieur.

Make It Easy: Croque Monsieur

This simple bake is lovely with a cuppa. Or have it for dessert instead, with custard or ice cream

Bread pudding

white or wholemeal bread

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces mixed dried fruit

mixed peel

1½ tbsp mixed spice

eggs,

light muscovado sugar

lemon (optional)

butter, melted

tbsp demerara sugar

Tear 500g white or wholemeal bread into a large <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-five-mixing-bowls">mixing bowl</a> and add 500g mixed dried fruit, 85g mixed peel and 1 ½ tbsp mixed spice.

Pour in 600ml milk, then stir or scrunch through your fingers to mix everything well and completely break up the bread.

Add 2 beaten large eggs, 140g light muscovado sugar and <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-graters">zest</a> of 1 lemon, if using. Stir well, then set aside for 15 mins to soak.

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm non-stick square cake tin (not one with a loose base).

Stir the melted butter into the pudding mixture, tip into the tin, then scatter with demerara.

Bake for 1½ hrs until firm and golden, covering with foil if it starts to brown too much. Turn out of the tin and strip off the paper. Cut into squares and serve warm.

Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding (also known as French Toast Casserole) is a rich and sweet breakfast treat or after-dinner dessert! 

Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding

bread pieces (1.98)

milk (0.80)

eggs (0.84)

applesauce, divided (0.89)

tsp vanilla extract (0.28)

sugar (0.11)

cinnamon (0.10)

raisins (optional) (0.36)

Preheat the oven to 325ºF. If your bread is not already in pieces, tear or cut the bread into one-inch pieces.

Spread the bread pieces out on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes to slightly dry the bread. After baking, let the bread cool for a few minutes to allow the remaining steam to evaporate.

While the bread is drying in the oven, prepare the apple cinnamon custard. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, 1 cup of applesauce, vanilla extract, sugar, and cinnamon.

Transfer the par-baked bread to a large bowl, add the raisins, then pour the apple cinnamon custard over top. Stir to combine and allow the bread to soak for at least 15 minutes to absorb all of the custard.

Meanwhile, use 1 teaspoon of the butter to grease the inside of a two-quart casserole dish. Transfer the soaked bread to the casserole dish and spread it out evenly. Cut the remaining butter into chunks and sprinkle it over the bread pudding.

Bake the bread pudding for 45 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160ºF.

After removing the bread pudding from the oven, add the remaining ½ cup applesauce in dollops on top of the bread pudding. Serve warm.

These delicious cookies are an excellent way to use up bread crusts or stale bread crumbs.

Bread Crumb Cookies Recipe with Chocolate Chips

bread

flour

tsp salt

tsp baking powder

butter, softened

white sugar

brown sugar

vanilla

chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Toast the bread lightly and then use a...

Toast the bread lightly and then use a food processor or blender to cut into crumbs.  Add in the flour, salt and baking powder.

In another large bowl, cream together the butter...

In another large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.   Add in the egg and vanilla.

Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture...

Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix well.  Stir in the chocolate chips

Drop cookies (about a tablespoon each) onto an...

Drop cookies (about a tablespoon each) onto an ungreased baking sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Make your holiday appetizer table extra festive with these cute star bread chips! Insanely easy to make, they will be a great addition to any cheeseboard or a fun base for canapés.

Star Bread Chips

extra virgin olive oil

salt

sandwich bread (stale is best)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the olive oil, herbs and salt in...

Combine the olive oil, herbs and salt in a small bowl. Reserve.

Place the bread slices on a cutting board....

Place the bread slices on a cutting board. Using a star cookie cutter, cut two stars out of each slice.

Place the stars on a parchment paper lined...

Place the stars on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Brush the stars on both sides with the...

Brush the stars on both sides with the reserved herb oil.

Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until...

Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the stars are golden brown and crispy, about 10-12 minutes.

Let them cool completely before serving.

A great family favourite as pudding to follow a weekend lunch. I have to admit, the recipe is not economical – just delicious! Ideally use a rectangular dish simply because the bread fits it better. If you are not keen on sultanas, just leave them out.

Mary Berry’s bread and butter pudding

75 grams/3 ounces caster sugar

½ tsp mixed spice

white bread,

100 grams/4 ounces butter, melted

free-range eggs

300 milliliters/½ pint double cream

150 milliliters/¼ pint milk

This simple, refreshing, chilled Spanish soup is perfect on a hot day. Crumbled boiled egg makes a tasty garnish.

Nigel Slater's gazpacho 

½ cucumber, peeled, roughly chopped

yellow pepper, de-seeded, roughly chopped

red pepper, de-seeded, roughly chopped

tomatoes,

banana shallots, roughly chopped

garlic cloves, roughly chopped

grams/3½oz stale white bread,

olive oil

tbsp sherry vinegar

Cheese on toast meets pizza in this easy peasy cheesy recipe – add whatever toppings take your fancy.

Pizza on toast 

pasta sauce, pizza topping, tomato salsa or passata

chorizo, salami, ham, mushrooms

cheese,

These vegetarian leek and cheese Glamorgan sausages are delicious and full of flavour. Perfect vegetarian comfort food.

Glamorgan sausages

115 grams/4 ounces leeks, trimmed, finely sliced (prepared weight)

breadcrumbs

parsley

tbsp chopped fresh thyme

150 grams/5 ounces Caerphilly cheese

tsp English mustard

sea salt

sunflower oil

black pepper

red onions,

red chilli, finely chopped

75 grams/2½oz light brown muscovado sugar

tbsp white wine vinegar

Transform a stale loaf into a comforting bread and butter pudding. This traditional British dessert is layered with a rich vanilla custard, dried fruit and lemon zest

Bread and butter pudding

double cream

vanilla pod,

golden caster sugar

white crusty bread

slightly salted butter,

mix sultanas and currants or other dried fruit

Heat oven to 180C/160C/gas 4. To make the custard, heat the milk, cream and vanilla pod with its scraped out seeds (if using) together in a saucepan to just below boiling point. Meanwhile whisk the eggs and yolk with the caster sugar in a jug. Slowly pour the warm milk mixture, including the vanilla pod, over the eggs, stirring constantly until smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract now if using.

Lightly butter an ovenproof dish approximately 20cm x 25cm x 5cm. Cut the crusts from the bread slices, then butter both sides of the bread and cut into triangles. Lay half of the bread slices in the bottom of the dish so that they are slightly overlapping. Mix the dried fruit with the lemon zest and sprinkle half of the mix over the bread. Layer the rest of the bread on top then sprinkle over the remaining fruit.

Remove the vanilla pod from the custard then pour the custard over the pudding. Leave to soak for at least 30 mins, or longer in the fridge, if you like. Sprinkle over the demerara and bake for 35-40 mins until golden brown and puffed up.

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