If you keep saving the ends, you will eventually have enough stale bread to make your own. We just keep putting on a cookie sheet leave out for at least a week, it will be very hard. Mom only had a hand grater and still made her own.
Old Fashioned Italian Style Bread Crumbs
Hard Stale leftover bread 1 full loaf of saved Italian bread
cooking spray oil
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder (optional)
2 tablespoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
1/4 cup grating cheese (optional)
Hard Stale leftover bread 1 full loaf of saved Italian bread
cooking spray oil
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder (optional)
2 tablespoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
1/4 cup grating cheese (optional)
Directions Fast version if you need them quick:
Cut bread into slices or cubes, place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking oil,put oven on low over 175 degrees until the bread is dry and hard slightly browned.
You can also leave this out for days until the bread is rock hard and stale uncovered or it will get moldy. Keep in a dry place.
Place the hard bread into a food processor and finely grind the bread.
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, tossing to blend thoroughly.
Store in an airtight container, I use glass mason jars and you can use in any recipe calling for Italian breadcrumbs.
Depending on what you are cooking you can additional spices, rosemary, thyme, sage.
Place the hard bread into a food processor and finely grind the bread.
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, tossing to blend thoroughly.
Store in an airtight container, I use glass mason jars and you can use in any recipe calling for Italian breadcrumbs.
Depending on what you are cooking you can additional spices, rosemary, thyme, sage.
well, I've made my share of coutons but never bothered with bread crumbs - it makes such great sense ... and the flavor of fresh made crumbs from old bread must be awesome ... many times the ones from the store tastes old, stale, even racid, know what I mean?
ReplyDeleteI do my bread crumbs myself too. But I never thought of adding spices. Will try that. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, since I bake bread at home in my WFO I always have lots of bread left over and it's a great way to use up the bread that was not eaten.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a great idea! As a matter of fact I have a leftover half of a loaf on my kitchen counter right now!
ReplyDeleteI love it - not only are you not wasting anything, you're making something yummy!
ReplyDeleteI do love doing this - giving me an idea for a post. These days, the bread never sticks around long enough to go stale!
ReplyDeleteI do lots of different bread crumbs Claudia. Like combining different breads and even crackers with different seasonings.
ReplyDeleteAnother homemade convenience, thanks.
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