Did You Know – Bread Crumbs
Did you know that making your own bread crumbs is as simple as saving your leftover bread, even the heels?
Make your own bread crumbs for use as crunchy casserole toppings, in meatloaf or whatever you use breadcrumbs for.
Save your stale or leftover bread in a freezer bag and freeze. When you have enough, bake the slices in a 250-degree oven until dry and crumbly, then tear into sections and pulse in a food processor or blender. Baking time will depend on the thickness of the bread. Baking at this low temperature gently evaporates moisture while lightly browning and toasting the bread.
You can store dried breadcrumbs in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the cupboard or up to 4 months in the freezer.
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What a great way to reduce food waste, Diane. 🙂
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Thank you Mitzy. I don’t know what I would do without my big chest freezer in the garage. 💕
Great tip! I’m the only one in my house who eats the end pieces of the loaf. This is a great food saving tip.
You and my husband, he can have them all. Lol ❤️
We’ve made homemade bread crumbs a couple of times (holidays) and really enjoyed them. Nice change from the store-bought.
They really are and they have a much better taste. Thank you and have a great day! ❤️
I did Diane and always make my own
Not a bit surprised Sheree❣️
Wonderful post Diane, especially when there is such a concern over food waste. Once it becomes a habit, you wonder why you ever bought them!
You nailed it Dorothy. Making it a habit is definitely the key❣️
Learned this at nonna’s knee and it still works best…especially with stale Italian bread!
What is nonna’s knee?
Nonna means grandma in Italian. Nonno would be grandpa.
Thank you I learned something new today!
At your grandmother’s side. This traditional means of transferring culinary wisdom works best when Nonna can cook, obviously. 😉
Haha that would definitely help if Nonna can cook. Thank you Clive! 🥰
Well done. Especially for the American families over-buying, over-consuming. I’d likely drive folks crazy with my bread discipline. I bake a 1# loaf every Friday = a slice for breakfast every day + 1 extra for weekly whatever. That includes the (smaller) heels which get a peanut butter calorie bump when consumed. 🙂
Wow I wish I had the discipline to only eat one piece! You are right, we do over buy and consume. I’m all for the peanut butter especially on hot toast so it starts to melt, so good! Thank you❣️
I’m way too disciplined about my bread. I bake 1# loaf every Friday which provides 1 breakfast slice each day + 1 extra for something. Not enough for reasonable quantity of crumbs, I fear. Though, I suppose I could save a few over weeks, eh?
Or bake an extra loaf just for the bread crumbs. Lol
Thank you and have a fantastic week! 💕
Great reminder. I make my own all the time!
Thank you, I’m not surprised❣️
Good idea to “collect” them until you have enough. I usually end up drying out bread and cornbread in the oven at Thanksgiving so this would work great and avoid waste.
Thank you! I do the same for my broth. I freeze the ends of my veggies (or the veggies that are close to going bad) instead of throwing them in the compost. Once I have enough I boil them with the meat for a delicious broth.
Now I will never again have an excuse of ‘no breadcrumbs’ in the house 😉.
Haha so true! 💕
That is a cool tip, I thought homemade breadcrumb went bad fast but did not know you could freeze them!
Thank you Tierney! 💕
Yes! I just started freezing the bread heels (or “bread butts” as I call them) and once I save up enough of them, I bake them into a strata or bread pudding. 🍞 Thanks for sharing!
Oh my I LOVE bread pudding!!!! What a great idea💕
So simple and logical!
Thank you❣️
Simple, clear and helpful instructions. Any tips for those without a food processor ? thanks
Yes you can do the same thing in a blender. Thank you!🥰
That is thrifty plus you can use your favorite type of bread rather than the regular plain or Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. A win-win for sure!
Yes and then you get different flavors of bread crumbs. Thank you Linda! 🥰