Breadcrumbs
Homemade breadcrumbs made with your favorite bread.
Servings: 1 Cup
Calories: 40kcal
Ingredients
- 4 ounces bread about 4 standard slices
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 225°F.
- Place bread pieces onto a baking sheet and place into the oven.
- Allow the bread to cook in the oven for 15 minutes and flip the bread over and cook for another 15 minutes. The bread can be flipped again baked for an addition 10 to 15 minutes if more drying is necessary.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Break the bread into smaler pieces and place into a food processor and pulse in 2 to 3 seconds intervals, allowing bread pieces to fall back down in between pulses, until breadcrumbs are the deisred size.
- Remove from the food processor and use or place into a freezer safe container and freeze until needed.
Notes
- Bread can be dried out leaving bread exposed to air until dry, preferably for at least 24 hours.
- To make Italian breadcrumbs, add 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Other spices like Italian seasoning, oregano, or basil can also be added.
- A blender can be used. Use only 1 to 2 slices of completely dried bread at a time that has been torn into 1-inch pieces.
- Bread that has been dried until crunchy can be pulverized in a sealed baggie with a rolling pin or kitchen mallet.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.5g | Protein: 1.3g | Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 75mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g
