Buttered toast is one of the easiest lunch foods you can make. You can pair it with jam or jelly, or keep it plain and simple. Making toast also doesn't have to always use a toaster. Try some of the different ways below for the perfect buttered toast.
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Method 1 of 4: Using a Toaster
Step 1. Select the bread and place it in the toaster
Any bread is suitable for buttering: white bread, brown, whole wheat, leavened bread, barley, sweet barley wheat bread, or any other kind. Each will give you a slightly different taste and/or texture, so pick your favorite.
Preparing bread in a toaster is probably the quickest and easiest way. Use this method if you don't have much time
Step 2. Select toaster settings
Your toaster may have a choice of how cooked and crunchy the bread will be. If you're not sure, start with a low setting; You can always put the bread back a second longer to make it more cooked, but there's nothing you can do about it once the bread is charred.
Step 3. Remove the bread
Once the bread is cooked, remove it from the toaster. If you think the bread is cooked enough before the baking cycle is complete, simply remove it manually so it doesn't burn.
Step 4. Spread butter
Use a butter knife to spread the butter while it's still hot. If you wait for the bread to cool, the butter will not melt into the bread. If you want, cut the bread into halves or quarters before you eat it.
- A lot of butter will make your bread softer when the butter melts, and less butter will make the bread crispier and drier. How much or less butter is used depends on your taste.
- Soften the butter before spreading it on the bread. Remove the butter from the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking the toast to warm it to room temperature. You can also use whipped butter. If you are using a piece of butter and don't have time to soften it, cut the butter into thin slices and spread on warm bread. Thick slices will not melt quickly.
Method 2 of 4: Using the Stove
Step 1. Select the bread
Breads that are thick and dense, such as whole wheat and leavened breads, will take longer to bake. Soft, fluffy breads like challah and brioche can't be heated too long and only need to be lightly toasted. Choose any bread, such as ciabatta, semolina, baguette, or barley. If you have loaf, cut it into thick slices.
Step 2. Heat the pan
Turn the stove on to low heat and put teaspoon of butter in the skillet. Let the butter melt. Use butter instead of margarine.
Step 3. Toast the bread in the pan
Once the butter has melted, put the bread into the pan. Let the bread absorb the butter. Cover the pan and bake the bread for 2-3 minutes.
- After 2-3 minutes, turn the bread over. Make sure this side of the bread absorbs the butter in the pan. Close the pan again. Bake the second side for 2-3 minutes.
- Another alternative is to bake bread in a pan without butter. Just bake the bread in the pan until browned, then flip. Spread the butter after you remove it.
Step 4. Remove from pan
Once the bread is browned and crispy to your liking, remove the bread from the pan. Don't add any more butter after you remove it.
- This way of baking bread will allow the butter to soak into the bread, giving it a different taste than if you added butter after the bread is baked. This will also ensure that there are no uneven lumps of butter on the bread, and it will keep the bread from getting too wet from too much butter.
- Baking bread this way will result in bread that is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
Method 3 of 4: Using the Oven
Step 1. Preheat the oven
You need a pan. You can bake directly in the oven, but it will take longer and this method is not suitable for bread.
You can also bake bread in a toaster oven instead of a conventional oven. Just set the setting to your desired doneness level. Be careful not to burn the bread
Step 2. Spread butter on the bread
Use a butter knife to spread the butter on the bread before you put it in the oven. Use butter, not margarine.
- Alternatively, you can spread butter on the bread after the bread is cooked. However, buttering it before you bake it in the oven will allow the butter to soak into the bread, giving it a better taste.
- You can spread butter on both sides of the bread, or just one side. Up to you.
Step 3. Put the bread in the oven
Place the bread on a baking sheet, or on a wire rack if you are using a toaster oven. Leave it for 2-3 minutes. Keep an eye on the bread. If you like bread that isn't overcooked, don't bake it too long. If you like it more cooked, bake longer. Turn the bread over when one side is lightly browned. Bake the other side for 2-3 minutes.
- If you are using a toaster oven, you do not need to turn it over because both sides of the bread will be toasted.
- You don't need to flip and bake both sides. You can leave one side of the bread unbaked if you prefer. That side will still be warm and slightly toasted in the oven.
Step 4. Remove the bread from the oven
Once the bread is done to your liking, take it out and place it on a plate. If you haven't buttered yet, do so now.
Method 4 of 4: Making Butter Cinnamon Toast in the Oven
Step 1. Make a mixture of cinnamon and butter
Take piece of butter at room temperature and mash it with a fork. Add cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon to the butter. Stir all three with a fork until mushy and well mixed.
To make the butter come to room temperature, remove the butter from the fridge half an hour before you bake the toast
Step 2. Spread butter on the bread
Spread the cinnamon butter over the bread with a butter knife, to your liking. Spread as much or as little butter as you like.
Step 3. Toast the bread
Put the bread in the oven at 350 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes. Wait for the butter to melt and let it soak into the bread slowly.
Step 4. Set the button under the toaster
After 10 minutes, transfer the bread to the pan. Allow the bread to brown for a few minutes to the level of crispness you want. Keep an eye on the bread so it doesn't burn.
