Bread for soup

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I would like crusty bread for the soup starter. If I buy it Sunday when my online shop comes it will be stale by tuesday. Any ideas?

Im working xmas eve but could send OH but worry it'll be out of stock in grocery stores.

Buy part baked ones?

Buy a bag of wholemeal or plain flour, some bicarb and plain yoghurt (or milk and a tablespoon of lemon juice) and make soda bread - delicious fresh from the oven with soup.

Oh, and no rising/proving/kneading time - no ones batshit enough to think you should be making that kind of bread on Christmas day

This works brilliantly: www.thelondoner.me/2012/06/no-knead-crusty-bread.html

Part baked ciabatta is delicious
or what about freezing a crusty loaf - maybe thick slice it first , then defrost and warm it

I always freeze bread / bread products and never have an issue. I toast straight from frozen. Order it & stick it in the freezer.

We get part baked bread for this.

I always buy part baked for Christmas Day

Also amazing later in the week got from thecoven with the Brie all over it