How To Toast Bread In Pan - Grill Pan Crostini

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Learn how to toast bread on grill pans on the stove – the easy way! Make grill pan crostini toasts for dips, spreads, sides. Use either a flat frying pan or grill pan for this grilled crostini recipe.

Grill pan toast is an easy way to make toast a slightly more gourmet version for a nice meal.

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Why grilled bread is tasty and easy

Crostini toasts are ready in ~ 10 minutes.
Toast bread without a toaster or baking sheet.
Make grilled bread inside. You don’t need to light up the grill to make grilled toasts that have tons of flavor. Just flip the bread in a hot pan with my tips.
Use a frying pan OR grill pan OR seasoned cast iron skillet over medium heat or medium-high.

Serving grilled bread crostini with dip — Grilled bread is one of my favorite things to eat with hummus and other dips.

See how to make my tasty basil hummus recipe to serve with these pieces of toast.

Ingredients for this recipe

You don’t need many ingredients to toast bread in pan…

Infographic chart with photos and captions pan grilled toasts ingredients.

Half a loaf of bread, sliced and cut into toasts. You can use any sandwich bread, rolls, focaccia, leftover slice of bread from a recipe, etc.
Garlic powder
Salt
Olive oil

Demonstrating how to toast bread in a pan with grill marks Sip Bite Go

How to toast bread on a pan

Now we’ll go step by step on how to grill bread in a pan.

Set out a grill pan, cast iron skillet, or frying pan on the stove to preheat. If working with a long grill pan, then stick pan over two burners. Turn on all burners under the pan you’re using to medium or medium-high heat.
Brush bread with olive oil on both sides. Mix together garlic powder and salt. Sprinkle salt and garlic powder on bread to season it.
Add bread slices to the pan once it’s hot. Every 1-2 minutes, use tongs to flip toasts to the other side of the bread as they turn golden brown and grill marks form. If some are turning brown faster than others, move them to the outside of the pan where they’ll get less heat. Continue flipping as desired, exact minutes per side will vary.
Remove toasted bread from grill pan as they turn brown to your liking.

FAQs for making grill pan toast

What type of bread is good for toasts?

Any baguette or french bread loaf makes a good toast bread. You can also slice larger shaped bread for toast – for example, I like to make triangle wedges out of sourdough bread. You can even use sandwich bread if that’s what you have on hand.

What do you use grilled bread for?

Once you see for yourself how to make toast bread with frying pans, you’ll find reasons to use it all the time. I add it to platters with basil hummus, serve it alongside pasta dishes topped with basil spinach pesto or homemade pasta sauce, or serve it with restaurant style appetizers like this chilled zucchini soup. Leftovers are great with some peanut butter.

Do you make crostini from stale bread?

You can, but don’t have to use stale bread like you would for a crouton recipe or stuffing recipe. Fresh bread works just as well, do you don’t have to put the bread out for days just to make this recipe.

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