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Water Toast

Water toast is stale bread soaked in boiling water, then strained and seasoned with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Water Toast

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Toast the bread until just brown.

  2. Pour 1 quart boiling water over the toast and let stand ten minutes.

  3. Strain through cheesecloth.

  4. Season with salt.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories
13 gProtein
1 gFat
95 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Stale bread
Toasted bread flavors the water, giving it a mild, nutty taste and aroma.

The step that matters

Toasting the bread until just brown. Toasting browns the bread through Maillard reactions, which build the toasty flavor carried into the water. Taking it too dark adds bitterness, so stop when it is just brown.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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