We needed sliced stale bread for a recipe, but we had only fresh bread. We prepared as follows: line a baking sheet with foil, then place a baking rack on the foil. Place a variety of sliced artisanal bread (we used 3 types of Whole Foods bread: pain de campagne, olive, and pumpernickel, each presliced into ½ inch thick slices) on the rack. Bake in oven on low heat. We already had the oven on at 400 for a prior recipe. We turned off the oven and immediately placed the bread inside, allowing it to dry out in the oven’s ambient heat. About 30 mins later, we turned over the slices and kept in the still-warm oven for 3 hours. By then, the slices had dried out and felt surprisingly stale. (Aug. 2018)
Cooking Adventures 