How to Make Homemade Bread Crumbs
Learn how easy it is to make homemade bread crumbs using leftover bread that can be used immediately in your next recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of fresh bread, cut or sliced up.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°.
- There are a few ways you can do this. The first one starts by adding unused fresh bread to a turned-off oven and letting it dry out until it becomes dry and flaky. This is what my family usually does.
- The second procedure would be to add slices or cubes of any leftover fresh bread and spread it out on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper, and bake at 300° for about 35 to 40 minutes or until it becomes dried out and very lightly browned.
- If you did the second method, let the bread cool to room temperature.
- Whether you dried them out over a few days or baked them until dry, add them in batches to a food processor and process them on high speed until the bread is very finely chopped and each grain is about the size of sand or slightly larger.
- Use right away or store in an air-tight container.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this up to several weeks before using.
How to Store: Cover with an airtight container in a cool dark place for up to 3 months. These will freeze well for up to 1 year.
Any bread can be used to make bread crumbs.
Nutrition
Calories: 460kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 17gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1603mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 232IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 218mgIron: 6mg