We were with a family member, on vacation, and the person ASKED for the heel, from the loaf of bread, for his toast. You should have seen our youngest sons eyes………..
People actually want the heel?
If your house is like ours, the first thing that happens with a loaf of bread is………… lay the heel piece down, any maybe the next piece or two as it has the potential for extra crust, and dig around for the right crust to inner bread ratio.
The process continues until you are left with:
Over the years, there have been many attempts to camouflage it ~
Turn the heel around, so that it didn’t appear to be a heel, and made a grill cheese so that the cheese would stick to it and they wouldn’t see it, or risk losing their cheese in the process of pulling it apart.
Another sneaky creative method was to, again turn it around, and add a condiment to that side when making a sandwich.
Want to take that piece of bread off……you will be left with a dry sandwich there mister!
Use up the end pieces of a loaf of bread with this (Heel Bread) Pizza Roll-Up'sAnd this:
Heel Bread Pizza Roll Up’s
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TIP – Grab a gallon Ziplock bag and label it heels. Place heels in the bag and keep in the freezer until you are ready to use them up.
Don’t forget to check out some other recipes that helps eliminate food waste:
- 2 - Bread Heels Sandwich Bread (White or Wheat)
- 1-2 Moz Cheese Sticks You can use shredded if you like
- Pepperoni OR any soft (benadable) "toppings" you like
- Toothpicks To hold it together while cooking
- olive oil To coat pan
- 1 8 oz Tomato Sauce
- Basil To Taste
- Oregano To Taste
- garlic To Taste
- drizzle olive oil
- Sprinkle Pamesan Cheese
- Sprinkle Oregano or basil
- Take the heel of the bread and roll out flat, if needed.
- Add cheese. If using small pieces of bread, split a string cheese down the middle and only use half. If using shredded cheese, add as much as you like. Also, add any bendable toppings you would like. Pepperoni would work well.
- Place a toothpick in the middle of the roll up to keep in place while cooking.
- Add olive oil to a skillet over medium to medium high heat.
- Cook, and turn, until each side is brown.
- This couldn't be simpler- Take tomato sauce, spices, and olive oil and stir together. You can use fresh or dried spices. Make sure to taste as you go to see if the flavor is what you like.
- Plate roll-up's along side a small dipping bowl of pizza sauce. Sprinkle roll-up's with parmesan cheese and herb of choice (if desired).
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