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The birds in my garden are getting too fat - any suggestions for stale bread?

My mum used to make bread pudding of course, but also a recipe which she called Welsh Garlic Pudding. It was made by soaking stale bread in water, wringing it out and then combining it with garlic, cheese, onion and two beaten eggs - then it was put in a pudding basin and steamed for about an hour. It was turned out and cut like a steak & kidney pud. I used to make it for us when we were desperate with many kids to feed and it was tasty with beans, or salad, or veg with extra cheese sauce.

What do you do with yours? Sue

Usally compost or chooks - Boring!

but in Sydney after Christmas (hot & humid) it goes fungus before it goes stale!

Nev

It's a bit like toast without using any energy - both toasting and staling dry the bread out. Therefore, that would give us:

1. Bread pudding
2. Feed the chooks
3. Compost it
4. Ecologically friendly toast

Also, an idea picked up from the Jamie's Italy cookery book I've been using recently:

5. Use to thicken home-made soups.

Wulf

breadcrumbs for making a nice crunchy topping on a cauliflower cheese or similar baked dish.

breadcrumbs for coating scotch eggs/home made chicken nuggets etc.

breadcrumbs for stuffings.

can i be cheeky and just suggest buying/making less?? If you are not getting through a full loaf in time then cut it in half and put some in the freezer.

I second that. My home made bread never goes stale because we eat it before that. However, French baguettes go stale the moment they get out of the oven......

I feed the birds in the garden with any left over French bread.

croutons!!

My nanny goat used to be rather fond of the odd slice or two of stale bread,rather too fond as I remember!

We use most of our stale bread in cooking. first stick a slice in a blender and there you have breadcrumbs for buscuits or whatever.

I totally agree about the waste of bread - unforgiveable! Unfortunately it's taking some time to get used to catering for two plus five ravenous teenagers down to catering for just the two of us! Hence bread - we never knew we ate so little - but still want to have some in the house.

Some people want it all ways I guess.

Sue

Same problem here woolcraft! It,s not possible to buy or make as little as we eat in a day, and I hate bread which has been frozen.
I do use it for stuffing, bread and butter pudding etc, and have made a savoury version too. I use cheese and ham instead of the currants/sugar, and put salt and pepper and some dry mustard in the 'custard' mix.
It,s tasty and makes a nice bit of supper.

Woolie

*FIVE* ravenous teenagers - WOW!!

I know the feeling - my 11 year old spends some time here and some time at his dads.... when he is here I have to cook more... when he's not I 'should' cook less... ummmm...

it tends to work out ... when he is here I eat less, and when he's not here I eat more

http://www.cooks.com/rec/story/128/#B

Here are some great ideas for stale bread.

Thanks Shirlz, an excellent site. I'm just off to whip up a brown betty.
Sue

crumb it and mix with a tin of sardines and a blob of marg in the blender for sardine spread.It goes a long way.