I am making a French Toast casserole that calls for whole slices of French bread. I need to know how to take the fresh bread that I have and make it "day old." I'm afraid that if it's fresh, the bread will get too soggy. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you for helping!

Lay the bread on paper towels. Put a fan near the bread and turn it on. You will have "day old bread" in no time.

Don't have a fan. If I leave the bread out, about how long?

The fan is really optional, but hurries things along if you have one. Depending on how soon you need the bread to dry out, I would think a minimum time would be 1 hour on each side. i.e. turn the bread over after one hour. I don't think there is an amount of time that would be considered too long. If you need it in the morning, just leave it out overnight and don't worry about turning it over. I suppose you could put it in a very low heated oven. i.e. 140°. There isn't anyway you can mess up drying out bread.

If you try the oven method, don't put the bread on paper towels. Use a cookie sheet.

Will give it a try. Just didn't want it to get too dry.

Thanking you again.

The oven will work fine, and the bread will continue to dry out as it cools.