So you’ve got a lot of leftover bread, no idea what to make with it and you have kids/guests who are over and hungry? Worry not, here is an extensive guide of easy recipes that you can try to quickly whip up wholesome, healthy snacks to feed your kids and guests without ordering out.
21 Easy and Delicious Recipes with Bread for Kids
Cheese Chili Toast
Ingredients:
- Bread slices
- 1 cup of grated cheese
- Green chillies chopped
- Vegetables of your choice, sliced
Directions:
- In a small bowl, mix together the grated cheese and chopped green chilies (de-seeded).
- Add the chopped veggies
- Now spread this mixture on bread slices and bake them for a minute or two till it gets toasted.
Paneer Bread Rolls
Ingredients:
- Bread slices
- 1 cup paneer
- 2-4 coriander leaves
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- Frying oil of your choice
Directions:
- Combine the paneer with boiled potatoes and soaked bread pieces so that it forms a nice dough.
- Season with coriander leaves, chilli powder and salt and make them into small rolls.
- deep fry them until golden brown and serve with tomato ketchup.
Corn Capsicum Sandwiches
Ingredients:
- Bread slices
- 1 cup of grated cheese
- 1 Capsicum sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- salt, pepper and paprika powder to taste
Directions:
- Just place some chopped capsicum and onions, boiled sweet corn and grated cheese between two bread slices.
- Sprinkle some salt, pepper and paprika powder and toast.
Bread Upma
Ingredients:
- Bread slices
- Butter
- 1 Potato
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 chopped tomato
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ⅓ tsp red chilli powder
- mustard seeds for garnish
Directions:
- Cut 6-8 slices of bread into squares and in a frying pan,
- Melt some butter and fry these bread pieces
- Add some boiled potatoes, chopped green chillies, chopped onions, tomatoes, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, red chilli powder and lemon juice.
- Serve while hot.
Cheese and Celery Sandwiches
Ingredients:
- bread slices
- 1 tomato, sliced thinly
- 4 lettuce leaves
- salt and ground pepper to taste
To be mixed into a spread
- 1/4 cup cheese spread
- 2 tbsp Eggless Mayonnaise
- 1 clove of garlic, grated
- 1 tbsp celery, finely chopped
- 2 spring onions with greens, finely chopped
- freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions:
- Apply a generous layer of the spread on the bread slices.
- Place a lettuce leaf on a slice of bread.
- Top with the sliced tomatoes.
- Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Repeat with the remaining bread slices to make 3 more sandwiches and serve immediately.
Stovetop Pizza
- brown bread Slices
- 100 gms Grated Cheese
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Capsicum diced
- 1 Tomato diced
- ½ tsp Chilli flakes
- 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
- 2 tbsp Schezwan chutney
- 1 tbsp Tomato sauce
- ½ tsp Black pepper Powder
- Salt to taste
Directions:
- In a bowl, add all the veggies and other toppings of your choice.
- Add black pepper, some chilli flakes, mixed herbs and of course a little bit of salt
- Mix well and keep it aside.
- In another bowl add the Schezwan Sauce, tomato sauce, some salt, Italian mixed herbs, Chilli flakes and some black pepper. Mix well.
- apply this sauce on the bread slices and make sure to cover every corner of the bread. Do the same for all the bread slices.
- Add all the toppings and generously add the cheese.
- Gently place the bread on a thick bottomed pan.
- Cover the pan and turn the flame on low, and let it cook for 2-3 minutes or until the bottom of the bread starts to brown.
- Make sure to check in intervals so that the bread doesn’t burn from the bottom. Once the cheese has melted, remove carefully and serve hot.
Cinnamon Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons margarine
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease one 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Measure flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon, salt, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla into large mixing bowl and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top.
- Combine 2 tablespoons white sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and butter, and mix until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over smoothed batter.
- Bake for 50 minutes. Test with toothpick, when inserted it should come out clean. Remove bread from pan to rack to cool.
Bread Pakora
Vegetable Chutney Sandwich
Ingredients:
- 1 coconut, chopped up
- 1 bunch Coriander leaves
- 1 bunch of mint
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 Green chilies
Directions:
- Prepare the green chutney by grinding coconut, green chilies, coriander and mint leaves with some lemon juice and salt.
- Spread the chutney over buttered bread.
- Add some sliced veggies like cucumber, tomatoes and boiled potatoes.
- Sprinkle chaat masala once you’re done.
Baked Pav Bhaji
Ingredients:
- 2 potatoes
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 2 onions
- Pav bhaji masala
- Coriander
- chili powder and salt to taste
- Bread
Directions:
- In a pressure cooker, boil some tomatoes, potatoes and mixed vegetables and mash them together.
- Now fry some finely chopped onions, add the mashed potato mixture, pav bhaji masala, chopped coriander, chili powder and salt, and cook.
- Spread this mixture on some toasted bread slices and serve hot.
Bean and Cheese Burgers
Ingredients:
- Buns
- Whole lettuce leaves
- 1 cup baked beans
- 4 cubes of cheese
- paprika powder to taste
Directions:
- Toast some bread slices, spread a lettuce leaf over the bun.
- Add a spoonful of baked beans, some cheese and paprika powder over the top and
- Microwave it for a couple of minutes.
Cheese Cutlet
Ingredients:
- 2 potatoes, boiled
- chopped coriander
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 grilled chicken breast
- ½ cup of grated cheese
- slices of bread
Directions:
- Mix together the boiled and mashed potatoes with chopped coriander, chopped onions, grilled chicken, grated cheese and some soaked slices of bread.
- Season with your choice of spice and roll them into balls and shallow fry. Serve hot.
Chicken Flatbread Wraps
Ingredients:
- Flatbreads
- 2 chicken breasts, grilled
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- red chili sauce
- mayonnaise
- Vegetables of your choice, sliced
Directions:
- Shred the chicken breasts and mix along with ginger-garlic paste, spicy red chili sauce and some mayonnaise.
- Mix them up with some crunchy veggies.
- Wrap this in a flatbread and fry it shallow till golden brown.
Chinese-Style Frankie
Ingredients:
- Flatbread
- Schezwan sauce
- Vegetables of your choice, julienned
Directions:
- Simply mix together the julienned vegetables (like carrots, cabbage, onions, capsicum and some sweet corn) with the tangy Schezwan sauce.
- Spread it over a flatbread, roll it up, and microwave for a couple of minutes.
Savory French Toast
Ingredients:
- Bread
- ½ cup of yogurt
- 1 onion, diced
- ½ cup of rawa
- Chopped coriander
- Salt, turmeric and chilli to taste
Directions:
- Mix together the fresh yogurt with rawa, some chopped onions, coriander leaves, red chili powder, salt and turmeric powder, and spread this concoction over bread.
- Fry it on both sides with butter till golden brown.
- Serve with ketchup or mayonnaise dip.
Homemade Zucchini Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 and 1/2 cups (190g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- optional: 1 cup (180g) semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped nuts, raisins, etc)
- 1/2 cup (120ml) canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup (100g) packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated zucchini (medium sized)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 177°C. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate chips together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, and zucchini together until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently whisk until *just* combined; do not overmix. The batter will be semi-thick.
- Spread the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 – 55 minutes. Loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil halfway through to prevent heavy browning on top. Baking times vary so keep an eye on yours. The bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with zero raw batter. Remove the bread from the oven and set to cool completely before slicing.
Bread Pakodas
Ingredients:
- 8 slices bread slices
- 2 cup refined oil
- 1 teaspoon thymol seeds
- 4 cups of water
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- 3 cup gram flour/besan
- 1 cup green chutney
For the filling:
- 6 potatoes, boiled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 3 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 3 green chilli
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder
Directions:
- Prepare a simple mixture of boiled potatoes, spices and fried onions.
- Spread it between a couple of bread slices.
- Now dip this ‘sandwich’ into a mixture of gram flour, salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
- Deep fry till the outer layer turns golden brown in color. Garnish it with coriander and serve.
Banana Tea Party Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 medium bananas
- 1 ¾ cup flour, whole wheat
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup yogurt, plain
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.
- In a mixing bowl mix the whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- In a separate bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Add mashed bananas.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients.
- Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and pour the mixture into a pan.
- Sprinkle your favorite toppings on the top.
- Bake for about 55 minutes.
Peanut Butter – Banana Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe banana
- 2 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
For the glaze
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 170° c.
- Mix mashed banana, yogurt, eggs, peanut butter and melted butter in a large bowl.
- Add granulated and brown sugar. Mix and blend.
- Measure out the flour and combine with baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, salt and baking soda in a small bowl.
- Beat and blend the flour mixture and banana mixture.
- Pour in the batter into a loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Bake at 170° C for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Check if a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven; cool for 10 minutes.
- For the glaze, combine the ingredients mentioned for the glaze in a small bowl. Stir, whisk and drizzle over bread. Top the bread with caramel and nuts.
Mozzarella Stuffed Soft Breadsticks
Ingredients:
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Yeast
- 3 tablespoons corn oil
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 ½ teaspoons oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Line a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan with enough parchment paper to hang over the sides.
- Mix the flour, undissolved yeast and salt in a large bowl.
- In another pan, heat water, corn syrup, milk, and oil.
- Add flour to the mix and blend for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining flour until the dough forms a ball.
- Knead the dough ball for about 5 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Roll one part to a 15×10-inch rectangle to fit the baking pan.
- Stretch, the dough on the pan, to meet the edges.
- Leaving 1-inch of the border, sprinkle 3 cups of cheese.
- Now roll out the rest of the dough to a larger rectangle than the first.
- Add in the cheese. Fold the edges under the bottom layer of dough.
- Create 20 breadsticks by cutting through the dough using a sharp knife. Remember that you don’t separate the breadsticks.
- Cover and let rise 20 minutes.
- Whisk egg whites. Add oregano and garlic. Whisk again. Now spread this over the dough.
- Sprinkle the remaining or extra cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until puffy and golden.
- Cut along seams into breadsticks and serve warm.
Sweet French Toast
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- Cinnamon and saffron to taste
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Directions:
- Dip slices of leftover bread in a mixture of milk, egg, powdered sugar, cinnamon powder and some saffron (optional) and let it soak.
- Now heat some butter in a pan and fry the bread on both sides till golden brown.
Now go and put your pantry to work with these recipes using bread! Repurpose a loaf or two of sandwich bread into a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner that is sure to satisfy both children and adults.
Sources
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https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/zucchini-bread/
