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Toast Water

A simple beverage made by soaking toasted stale bread slices in boiling water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Toast Water

Toast Water

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Toast the bread slices until evenly brown, but not scorched.

  2. Break the toasted bread into small pieces and place in a pitcher.

Steep and serve

  1. Pour the boiling water over the toast and let it stand for 10 minutes.

  2. Strain the mixture and serve when cold.

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.

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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Stale bread
Toasted bread releases flavour and browned aroma into the water as it steeps.
Boiling water
Hot water extracts flavour and colour from the toasted bread during steeping.

The step that matters

Toasting the bread evenly until brown but not scorched. Even browning builds a mild, toasty flavour across the bread. Scorched patches add bitter, burnt notes that carry into the water and spoil the drink.

“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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