Bread bad for your digestion? Try a toasted slice of bread!
For some people, a regular slice of bread cannot be processed very well by the intestines. This is why they often opt for the toasted slice of bread. In fact, toasted bread proves to be more digestible. Not only is it more digestible, toasted bread also digests a lot faster. Due to the toasting process, toasted bread contains less starch because it is broken down into dextrin. This is normally the first step in the digestion process.
It also just tastes good
Apart from that, toasted bread is also just plain tasty at times. You can make toasted bread in many ways. On a warm slice of bread, for example, you can spread delicious jam, which often tastes even better than on a normal slice of bread!
I take you through a number of different ways you can toast bread slices and how you do it. You could call it a kind of ultimate guide to toasting bread!
Toasting bread in a toaster
Making a warm slice of bread toasted simply from the toaster. Here, of course, it is very simple, you carefully place the slices of bread in the slots of the toaster.
After this, you choose the setting for the ”darkness” of the toast. In other words, how dark you want it to be. Depending on the bread and its thickness, you make your choice here. Bear in mind that the options and possibilities vary from one toaster to another. Many toasters often have a defrost setting that you can use for frozen bread.
Toasting bread in the oven
You can also simply toast a regular slice of bread in the oven. The best way to toast bread evenly is to use a hot-air oven or toaster. In the oven, you can also put delicious tomato slices on your bread, which is delicious out of the oven.
Move your oven rack to the highest possible position. This is most efficient, using a high heat setting for a short time. Preferably use the grill setting. This will use the least amount of energy.
If you use the grill setting, you only heat the top. Then it is important to turn the sandwich halfway through the toasting process. If you use a different setting, you will use more energy, but flipping is not necessary.
Toasting bread in an air fryer
By the way, the air fryer also works great for toasting bread! A sandwich turns into a delicious toasted sandwich in no time.
Place the bread slices in the air fryer, and place a fork on the bread so it cannot move. Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees Celsius and let it sit in the air fryer for 5 minutes.
Bread toasting pan
Then finally, the frying pan. Use a cast-iron frying pan for this. This is because you need a butter for this, then you keep the calorie count down. However, you can add butter if you like.
Heat the frying pan over medium-high heat and turn the bread regularly. When the bread is brown enough on one side then flip it one last time for a few seconds and then the bread is done!
Does the amount of calories per slice decrease with toasted bread?
Toasted bread is easier to digest, but does toasted bread actually contain fewer calories? Toasted bread is often preferred to fresh bread by people who want to lose weight, because they think that calories burn off when toasting. However, this is a fable. It is simply true that a toasted sandwich actually contains the same number of calories, namely around 83 kcal. So during toasting, no calories burn.
It is also true that you get hungry faster, as toast is less filling than a regular sandwich. Still, toasted bread delivers a completely different experience from toasted bread. It’s tasty, not unhealthy and it has a smooth digestion, so it’s fine for a quick snack in between!