Making bread crumbs is so easy. It is a great way to use up the heels of the bread or bread that has gone stale.
One of the first thing I learned when I was a prep cook at the local country club was how to make bread crumbs. It may be a no brainer for some people but up until then, I was just tossing out stale bread and the heels of the loaf. One of the first thing we did at the opening of our shift was gathering the leftover rolls from the night before. There was a sheet tray on top of the ovens and it was HOT up there. The leftover bread and rolls were put on the sheet tray. This was the perfect environment to further dry out bread.
🥖 How To Make Bread Crumbs
- Break up your bread into pieces and pop them in your food processor. You are welcome to combine wheat, white, seeded and any other bread products in your homemade bread crumbs. The different flavors and textures will make your homemade breadcrumbs unique and delicious.
- Pulse until a fine crumb. If you don't have a food processor a large hole cheese grater will work as well. The food processor makes quick work of the project and the cheese grater will give you a larger crumb to the homemade breadcrumbs.
- Spread on a cookie sheet. Line the cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper to make your life easier.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes (depending on how many crumbs are on the pan). Less crumbs, less time.
- Stir and pop back in the oven for 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn them. The idea is that you want ALL of the moisture to evaporate from the bread crumbs. If moisture is still in the crumbs when you store them, you run the risk of having mold form in them.
❄️ Storage Tips
Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
It is just a few simple steps and you have made your own bread crumbs. You have control of the product and the conditions of the finished product.
👩🍳 Chef tip:
Save your pieces of bread in a freezer bag until you are ready to make your crumbs.
Recipe Card
Basic Breadcrumbs
Equipment
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 6 cups bread dry and broken
Instructions
- Break up your bread into pieces and pop them in your food processor. You are welcome to combine wheat, white, seeded and any other bread products in your homemade bread crumbs. The different flavors and textures will make your homemade breadcrumbs unique and delicious.
- Pulse until a fine crumb. If you don't have a food processor a large hole cheese grater will work as well. The food processor makes quick work of the project and the cheese grater will give you a larger crumb to the homemade breadcrumbs.
- Spread on a cookie sheet. Line the cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper to make your life easier.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes (depending on how many crumbs are on the pan). Less crumbs, less time.
- Stir and pop back in the oven for 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn them. The idea is that you want ALL of the moisture to evaporate from the bread crumbs. If moisture is still in the crumbs when you store them, you run the risk of having mold form in them.
Nutrition
Posted January 17, 2018
Sarah
Arelis:
You are correct. Just leave them on the counter till they are thawed. I would say 15 minutes depending on the room temperature. I love that you can add herbs to them to have your own 'secret' blend of bread crumbs.
Arelis Cintron
Thats a great idea, then you can also flavor them the way you want as well to kick up your recipes to another level. I like the tip of freezing your left over pieces of bread. Do you know if you do freeze them how long should they defrost for? I'd think maybe until room temperature so they are completely thawed out.