When you bake buns, you save valuable food from being thrown away. It only takes a few minutes and rolls from the day before taste fresh again. Here you can find out what to look out for when baking bread rolls.
Bread is one of the oldest staple foods in the world. According to the WWF, 90 percent of Germans eat it at least once a day.
Baked goods are also among the most frequently thrown away foods: According to the WWF, more than a third of the production ends up in the garbage. In the supermarkets, rolls that are more than three hours old are no longer considered fresh. In addition, many people do not want to eat soft rolls from the day before. It is very easy to bake bread rolls and save them from the dustbin.
Bake the buns in the oven
How you store bread and pastries is crucial to help them last longer. Bread and pastries are best stored at room temperature and protected from air, for example in a bread bin. In the refrigerator, on the other hand, the baked goods quickly harden.
You can simply bake them in the oven so that your rolls still taste fresh from the baker later:
Brush the buns with a little water using a kitchen brush. If you don’t have a kitchen brush, run the buns under running water for 1-2 seconds.
Place the wet buns on a baking sheet.
Bake the rolls at 150 degrees Celsius for five to eight minutes until they are crispy again.
Allow the baked buns to cool briefly on the baking rack before serving.
This method is suitable if you want to bake a larger quantity of rolls. Avoid heating the large oven for just a bun or two to conserve electricity.
Bake the buns with the toaster
Many toasters have an attachment for baking buns. With a toaster, you can therefore bake small amounts of bread rolls, saving time and energy.
How to bake your rolls with the toaster:
Place one or two buns on your toaster’s raising device.
Choose the highest temperature and bake the buns for two to three minutes.
Then flip them over and bake for another minute or two. Then they are crispy on the other side too.
After you’ve baked the buns, serve them immediately.
Bake hard buns
You can also re-bake older, hardened rolls instead of throwing them away. If they are already too hard, you can use them for other things, such as breadcrumbs.
In this way, hard rolls taste fresh again:
Soak a tea towel in water and wring it out well.
Wrap the bun in the damp cloth and let it soak up the moisture for 2-3 minutes.
You can then use either of the two methods described to crisp up the moistened bun
