Name: How To Toast Bread In The Oven
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Ingredients: 2 slice bread

In this tutorial, you will learn how to toast bread in the oven. This is perfect for you if you don't own a toaster or your toaster isn't working. Oven toast bread is simple and easy to make, while it is not necessarily quick, it definitely tastes a lot better than the alternative of using a pop-up toaster.

Oven toasted bread

Are you just about to toast your bread and you realize your toaster is broken? Well, don't fret because there are numerous ways to toast bread without a toaster.

You can toast bread in the oven, air fryer, toaster oven, or on a pan over the stove. All of these methods are easy to do and will give you the level of brownness and crispy texture that you desire.

What makes this great

It is convenient

Mess-free: you won't have to deal with all the crumbs that come with using a pop-up toaster.

Crunchy toasted bread

You can make a large batch at once depending on your needs.

There is no need to butter the bread before toasting it just as you would if using a pop-up toaster.

What you will need

Rimmed baking tray

Key Ingredients

Plain bread: you can use any type of bread you desire, white, 50/50, ciabatta, sourdough, rye, baguette, and many more

Butter: every toast bread need a slather of butter on it

How to make toast bread in the oven

Preheat your oven to 180C/365F.

Place the bread slices enough to fit on a rimmed baking tray, place the tray in the center shelf of the oven

fresh plain bread slices in a baking tray.

Bake the toast in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, flipping it halfway through.

Take them out of the oven, spread some butter on top of your bread, it is now ready to be served.

Broiler method

Preheat the broiler for about a minute, you can set it to low as the high setting may burn the bread if care is not taken

Arrange the plain bread slices in a rimmed baking tray, place the tray in the oven about 2 lines away from the broiler. Cook for 2-3 minutes, flip the bread and continue to cook for an additional 1-2 minutes or until you get your desired level of brownness.

PS: do not leave the bread unattended if you use this method. Also do not place the tray directly under the broiler as you may end up with burnt toast.

Air fryer method

Arrange the plain bread in the air fryer basket. There is no need to butter or spray the bread with cooking oil.

Air fry at 180C/360F for 6-8 minutes flipping it halfway through or until golden brown

Spread for toast

These are the most popular spreads to put on your toasted bread. You can either choose a sweet or savory spread depending on your preference.

Butter: this can be salted or unsalted, if you are vegan or lactose intolerant then you can use plant-based butter. Try it with honey butter, it is so good, take it up a notch and add cinnamon.

Jam and preserves: Strawberry jam, chutneys, lemon curd, marmalade, vegemite, marmite, or jelly

Nut butter: Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, pistachio butter, and many more

Chocolate spread such as Nutella or any other supermarket brand.

Soft cheese: cream cheese, goat cheese, Boursin, brie, camembert, and many more.

a hand spreading butter on a toast bread.

Healthy toast toppings

There are several ways to serve and enjoy toasted bread. Here are some ideas

Baked beans: try the classic British beans on toast, it is so good!

Boiled eggs

Avocado

Mushrooms

Tomatoes

Roasted red peppers

Tapenade

Basil pesto

a close up on baked beans on toast with cheese.

Tips

Remember that every model of the oven and air fryer would be different, in this case, you can use the temperature settings you are used. Alternatively, start checking earlier than the time specified in this guide.

Do not overlap the bread or you will end up with unevenly cooked toasted bread.

Spread the butter on the bread while it is still warm for better absorption.

FAQs

How long to toast bread in the oven

This will depend on your oven temperature, you can check on your bread every few minutes, but it should take around 5-10 minutes depending on the oven temperature.

Do I need to flip my bread

Yes, as this will allow for even cooking

Oven temperature for toasting bread

You can toast bread in the oven at 180C/365F or 200C/400F. If you use the latter temperature, be sure to start checking from 3 minutes as opposed to 5 minutes. The aim is to toast until golden brown, crispy but not burnt.

Can you make toast in an air fryer

Yes, you can and it is very easy to do too, you can use any type of air fryer brand you have. It will typically take you an average of 6 minutes at 180C/365F depending on the desired level of brownness you want.

However, the number of toast you can make at a time may be limited by the size and shape of the air fryer.