Toast Brewing is made from leftover bread!
Bread waste is a growing concern worldwide, with millions of lives discarded, ending up in landfills and releasing methane gas. Bread is one of the main food waste culprits, often because supermarkets sell loaves that are way too big for the average person to eat, without going off.
If freezing sliced bread, thaw at room temperature (wrap in a clean tea towel or store in a bread box, to control humidity, so it won’t dry out).
England has 60 million people, so only feed the occasional torn up fresh wholemeal bread to garden birds and wildfowl, to encourage them to eat natural food. Throw it on the water (to avoid birds coming into contact with roads and dogs).
Never feed birds stale, crusty or mouldy bread as it can choke (not buttered sandwiches, as fat can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation).
Buy Good Bread from Local Bakeries
Not only does freshly-baked bread last longer (store it in a bread box or linen bread bag), but bakers tend to make loaves in smaller quantities. Or you can buy a few rolls without plastic packaging, if you live in alone or in a small household.
If you have bread that you can’t use up, considering food-sharing apps like Olio and Too Good to Go. These are ideal to redistribute fresh food to neighbours and organisations, which may use unsold bread to make into meals, for those in need.
FreshGlow Bread Saver Sheets
FreshGlow Bread Saver Sheets are impregnanted with organic spices, to help bread last longer. 8 sheets last around 3 months, meaning these pay for themselves in two weeks.
Make a (vegan) Bread and Butter Pudding
Bread and butter pudding is the ultimate food-waste recipe, a wonderful pudding to use up day-old bread and dried fruits. Vegan Bread & Butter Pudding (The Veg Space) soaked bread in custard, adds juicy raisins and tops with brown sugar. All Flora margarines are now free from palm oil.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (keep dried fruits, nutmeg and fresh dough away from animal friends).
This zesty bread & butter pudding is from Katy Beskow’s delightful recipe book Five Ingredient Vegan. It uses ready-made vegan custard and marmalade to greatly simplify the recipe.
This vegan bread pudding (Heartful Table) is a delightfully stodgy pudding, created and adapted by a Croatian chef.
