Homemade Bread Crumbs

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Make Fresh, Toasted, and Panko Bread Crumbs in Minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Breads, Pantry Staples

Cuisine: Americana

Cut day-old bread (that is still soft) into 1-2 inch pieces, including crusts, and place into a food processor. Process 2 cups of bread pieces at a time for approximately 10 seconds until a fine texture is reached where the bread prices are about half the size of a pea.
Store fresh bread crumbs in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for approximately two weeks

Cut day-old bread (that is still soft) into 1-2 inch pieces, including crusts, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Toast bread for 15 minutes in a 300°F oven.
Remove from oven and allow bread pieces to cool, then process in a food processor for approximately 10 seconds until a finely ground bread crumb is achieved.
Alternatively, toasted bread pieces can be placed into a plastic bag and then pulverized with a meat pounder or rolling pin to achieve a finely ground bread crumb texture.
Store toasted bread crumbs in an airtight container in the pantry or the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for approximately two weeks.

For an easy version of Panko Bread Crumbs, spread fresh bread crumbs on to a baking sheet and bake in a 300°F oven for 5 minutes.
Store easy Panko bread crumbs in an airtight container in the pantry or the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for approximately two weeks.

Optionally, if you wish to season your bread crumbs, this works best with toasted bread crumbs. Add the desired seasoning along with bread pieces into the food processor and process together. (Alternatively, add seasoning to the bread pieces in the plastic bag and manually pulverize along with bread pieces.)