How to revive stale bread in SEVEN minutes: Meal prepping pro reveals her VERY unusual trick for making hard loaves soft and fluffy again
- A meal prepping pro has revealed her best hack to revive stale bread
- Katie Lolas, from Sydney, demonstrated the process in an Instagram reel
- She first poured water all over the stale loaf before putting it in the oven
- The moist loaf should be baked for at least six minutes at 160C
- Katie warned that the hack does not work for bread that has mould
An Australian teacher and meal-prepping pro has shared her genius trick for reviving stale bread within minutes.
Katie Lolas, who goes by Lady Lolas, recently gave her advice on the simple way to deal with old hard loaves that are a couple of days past the expiration date.
In a now-viral video posted to Instagram, the Sydney mum-of-one showed herself pouring water over her bread to make sure that the crust was wet before placing it in the oven for 6-7 minutes at 160C.
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An Australian teacher and meal-prepping pro has shared her genius trick for reviving stale bread within minutes
‘Can you really revive stale bread?’ Katie asked her 160k+ Instagram followers.
She added, ‘I’m talking… other than using it for breadcrumbs, French toast, or freezing it.’
But Katie was quick to answer her own question. ‘YES,’ she wrote. ‘You can!’
However, Katie was quick to warn viewers against attempting the hack on bread that has gathered mould.
‘Let’s just be clear though,’ she captioned her post. ‘Bread that’s mouldy is beyond salvaging.’
She added, ‘Throw it in your compost it and move on.’
Katie Lolas, who goes by Lady Lolas , recently gave her advice on the best way to deal with bread that is a couple of days past its expiration
Katie advised that her hack works best for bread that has just gotten a little dry and tough.
‘This works for all types of bread – rolls, scones, sourdough,’ she clarified in the comments.
The hack is also perfect for those who are just a little absentminded and helps with avoiding food wastage.
Katie advised that her hack works best for bread that has just gotten a little dry and tough – and not to try it on bread that has gathered mould
Several commenters thanked Katie for her hack and shared similar experiences with reviving stale bread.
‘My mum used to do this with stale bread – it’s like magic!’ said one man.
‘This works with stale bread rolls and scones as well,’ added another.
A third added, ‘This is a brilliant trick. I always think of doing something with my slightly stale bread but I hate French toast, but this is perfect.’
‘I’m so glad I saw this before throwing a whole loaf of bread away.’
‘If you cut it up and add some butter and chopped garlic before you put it in the oven … DIY garlic bread!’