Glad you find the idea interesting, waikikirie. The recipe is from ‘The Breakfast Book’, another oldie but goodie. From the name I first thought it was a recipe for something like monkey bread. But it is to bake the bread twice, as to making biscotti. Basically it is to dry the bread in a slow oven, so as not to brown it. The result is similar to melba toast but of irregular shapes. Not entirely a thrilling idea but for the fact that it is a good way to keep bread from being wasted. I have tried different kinds of yeast bread, and it worked every time. Many ways to use this crunchy bread – even birds love this ‘pulled bread’, I think, more than a moldy piece. By the way, Madam Cunningham suggested that this should be served in a napkin-lined basket or dish. How about that?

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