Bread on Demand

Little loaf, you won't last long

Who loves bread? I do! I do!  Who would eat an entire loaf of fresh French bread if given the chance (and has done so repeatedly of Albertson's French bread)?  That too would be me.  I am still learning the art of portion control, but thanks to my handy dandy Costco and my clever mom, I can have my bread and eat it too. 

Costco sells these wonderful mini loaves of French bread and my mom told me that she and dad freeze them then bake em up whenever they want bread with dinner.  Six loaves cost $4.49 so that is a real deal.  Each loaf is had 360 calories, which isn't too bad if you share (our dogs get the end, I get the middle and Ben gets whatever I leave him).  Of course by the time you add butter or olive oil it will be more, but still, it is better than a whole loaf.  I freeze them in quart-sized ziplock bags.  Mom says to bake them at 400 for about 15 minutes. Sometimes I wrap them in foil to make sure they don't get overly hard, though they are very crusty to begin with.  You will know right away if you didn't bake it long enough because the inside will still be frozen.   Oops.  Also, if you want to make it into garlic bread, simply nuke it in the microwave for about 30 seconds to soften enough to cut in half then slather on the butter and garlic and bake.  Yum!