What is the driest, brownest bread that I can make for a stuffing?
I once had someone's Wonderbread stuffing (not good), and I decided that when it came time for me to make my own stuffing, I would go the exact opposite route.
I am going to make a loaf of bread in my bread machine with the intent to turn it into a stuffing. Thus I want an extremely brown, super multi-whole-grain, and dry bread that will not crumble apart. I do not care if the bread has a strong taste, but it should go well with Rosemary-Sage and Sausage.
My German Cousin tells me that German Pumpernickel tends to crumble, so I am going to exclude that before hand. Russian Black bread was also suggested; does that hold its form well?
Best Answer
Any bread can be dry - slice or cube and put it in the oven at 140F, or low, until it's as dry as you like.
Wonderbread is not even bread, in my opinion - it's certainly not anything like a yeast bread, even one made from all white flour. So it's not hard to be very different from it. As such you might want to heed the advice in comments to scale back your reaction a tad.
For a different approach to "very brown bread" look at Anadama recipies - much of the brown there can be from the molasses, but you can also whole-grain it up as much as you like - but 100% whole grain and some tendency to crumble go together in my experience, so I'd probably limit the whole grains to 25-50% of the flour bill, tops. I quite happily mix and match the whole grains as well as bean flours, potato flour, etc.
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What kind of bread can I use for stuffing?
Ingredient notes. Bread: You can use almost any type of high-quality bread: unsliced French or Italian bread, sturdy sandwich loaf, brioche, challah, or even corn bread. Avoid overly-soft or fluffy white sandwich loaves.How dry should bread be for stuffing?
Follow this tip: Stale, dried-out bread makes the best stuffing. Either dry out your bread starting a few days before you plan to make the stuffing by letting it sit out or, if you don't have the extra time, cut the bread into cubes, and then toast over a low heat in the oven until dry.How do you dry bread for dressing?
Giving your bread a quick bake in a 350\xbaF oven will starve it of its moisture\u2014which is exactly what you're looking for. Cut your loaf into evenly sized cubes or slices (depending on what you're making), and toast them, dry, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Proceed with your recipe.Can you use crust in stuffing?
some people prefer a softer stuffing and use soft bread cubes.. simply cut up your bread. Sourdough bread makes an especially tasty bread stuffing. You can use crustless or crust.. just remember crusts will be drier.. and you may have to add more broth to the casserole.How to Make Dried Bread Cubes for Stuffing
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