As well as running it under the tap, you could also put a damp tea towel over your roll for a bit before popping it in the oven, or simply just wet your hands and rub them over the roll. You just need the moisture and the warmth to come together to bring your bread roll back to life.
Step 3: Oven Method
- Preheat your oven to 300F (148.8C).
- Tear off a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cover and wrap your bread loaf/slice in.
- Wrap your bread in the aluminum taking care to make sure it is completely covered.
- Place your foil covered bread into your warm oven for 5-20 minutes. If you are just heating a slice or small roll, youll want to warm it for less time (closer to 5 minutes) than if you are warming and remoistening a larger or thicker loaf of bread (closer to 20 minutes).
- Remove your bread from the oven and allow it to cool within the foil. Youll want to let your bread remoisten inside the foil so that as it cools it doesnt release its remaining moisture as steam.
- Serve and eat as soon as its cool enough to touch.
If your bread is really dry, I occasionally dab a couple drops of water along the length of the bread loaf with my fingers. This will help to reincorporate moisture into your loaf beyond just reheating and softening. If you decide to add water, make sure that you dont over saturate your bread loaf otherwise youll end up with mushy bread. Start small, you can always add more.
Step 2: Microwave Method
- Moisten a section of paper towel long enough to completely cover your loaf of bread (or the portion that you intend to eat). Do so by soaking your paper towel in cold water, and then squeeze out as much of the water as you can.
- Wrap your portion of bread in your damp paper towel snuggly.
- Place your covered loaf or slice into your microwave.
- Microwave for 10 seconds.
- Remove your bread from the microwave.
- Remove its paper towel covering.
- Serve!
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