How to make bread crumbs
By Mark Knowles
How to make your own breadcrumbs
Cooking made easy – How to make your own breadcrumbs. Why on earth would I want to make my own breadcrumbs I hear you ask. Good question. There are several reasons.
- You know exactly what is in them
- It’s cheap
- It’s a good way of using up stale bread
- They taste better than store bought
I think that’s enough reasons. I much prefer to make my own for all the above reasons, but most importantly, whenever I use my own, I feel like I have achieved something and they do taste better than the mass produced store bought ones. Here’s how to do it.
- You will need:
- Equipment:
- A blender or food processor
- Ingredients:
- Stale bread
Almost any bread will do and you can mix up different kinds of bread. In this example, I have used several different pieces of bread. You can mix whole meal and white bread, sourdough, pretty much anything you like. If the bread is not properly dried out or quite stale enough, just toast it or broil it for a few minutes until it’s nice and dry.
First, take all your bread leftovers and tear them into small pieces.
Next, turn on your food processor or blender and add the pieces. Unless you have a really powerful blender, you will need to add them slowly rather than throw them all in at the same time. Remember to cover the blender top if you’re using a blender. I have spread breadcrumbs all over the kitchen on more than one occasion.
Blend the bread until it’s finely ground up.
Now you can use the crumbs to coat whatever you like. If you are into southern cooking, you will probably know all about making your own ingredients from leftovers, and these were used to coat homemade fishcakes, but you can use them for fried chicken wings or anything else that calls for breadcrumbs.
They freeze well, but if you choose to freeze them, make sure that the container is air tight. If the bread was nice and dry before you started, you can keep them in a Tupperware container until you need them. If the bread was still a little moist, you can finish drying them by spreading them on a baking sheet and baking them in a warm oven for a few minutes until they are crispy and dry. It’s important that they are dry to stop any mould growing on them.
It’s nice to be able to save some money and it’s also nice not to throw something away that you can put to good use elsewhere.
Bon Apetit !
Comments
I know. I have thrown so much bread away because it was stale and this is agood way to use it. Of course, you only need so many breadcrumbs. Thanks for commenting.
Mark
I've put crackers in a blender to get the same effect.
Good idea.
Thanks for sharing this tip:)
Another quick tip is to put some corn flakes the cereals you used in the breakfast in the blender and use them instead of breadcrumbs. This is quick snappy and trust me they will taste just the same and give you the crunchy effect.
Thanks Charanjeet, but wouldn't that be really sweet what with all the sugar in cornflakes?
It's funny i would never even think to but breadcrumbs from a store?? However wasn't sure about the easiest way to do it. Thanks
Is there any way of making bread crumbs without a blender?
Sure - a blender or a food processor. At the very least - a grater will work as well.
Brilliant, I googled how to make breadcrumbs and this is the fist thing that popped up and the only thing I need to look at. So simple, almosts makes you feel stupid that you didn' think of it yourself before looking it up!!
Thanks Mark, good stuff!
I also add Pepper and other seasonings depending on what i am making to make them tastier.
i used to go to the store to by bread crumbs but now i just use crackers to do it
MariaO 4 years ago
That's really funny. I would have never though to do that, I always buy breadcrumbs at the store. thanks for the tip. I can't believe I didn't think of it myself.