Crackers are prepared in order not to throw away stale bread or to add to salads and soups. In this form, they can be stored for quite a long time.
Crackers are ordinary bread or baked goods that have been dried in the oven. Croutons can be made salty, sweet, or with all sorts of spices. They are then added to salads, soups, or eaten as an appetizer. In addition, rusks help with intestinal problems.
Crackers are stored for a long time due to the fact that all moisture comes out of the bread during drying and it no longer deteriorates. It's easy to make croutons, but you need to know a few nuances to make them delicious and crispy.
How to dry sweet crackers
As a rule, white bread is needed for sweet crackers, you can also use buns or buns. But it is important that the bakery product is not completely fresh, otherwise the croutons may remain moist inside. The loaf should be cut into small pieces with a sharp knife, so they will cook faster and will certainly dry from all sides. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before drying. It is not recommended to do this in the process, otherwise the powder will simply not stick.
Put the chopped croutons on a baking sheet or frying pan without oil. The oven should be heated to a maximum of 100 ° C, otherwise the bread will simply fry on top, and the inside will remain moist. The croutons are dried for 20 minutes, after which the oven is turned off and left on the baking sheet for another 20-30 minutes so that they turn out to be crispy. Now the sweet croutons are ready, they can be consumed simply with tea or added to fruit salads.
How to dry salted crackers
For the preparation of salty croutons, black or gray bread is suitable. Small pieces are cut with a sharp knife, sprinkled with salt or spices, you can also rub the bread with garlic to enhance the taste. Then the bread should be laid out on a baking sheet or frying pan and dried using the same technology as sweet croutons. These croutons are a great addition to soups and salads.
Helpful hints:
- it is best to dry dry rusks from stale bread, so they turn out to be more tasty and crunchy;
- there are any additions to breadcrumbs - garlic, cinnamon, suneli hops, curry, herbs, cheese, and so on;
- the crumbs remaining during cutting can be dried and used as breadcrumbs or added to cutlets;
- the smaller the pieces of bread, the better the quality and taste of the rusks will be;
- it is not necessary to use only bread, you can dry any sweet bakery products with various additives.
