Homemade Breadcrumbs | how to make fresh & dry bread crumbs at home
Bread crumbs are really a boon when you have them handy and want to use them as a binding agent for making cutlets, pattice or to use as a thickening agent in various sauces.
Benefits of making homemade breadcrumbs from scratch:
- They can be made easily at home
- A perfect way to use leftover bread slices.
- You can make fresh bread crumbs or dry bread crumbs depending on what the recipe calls for.
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How to make fresh & dry bread crumbs at home from scratch
For making fresh bread crumbs
- Cut the sides of the bread slices. You may even choose to keep the sides.
- Make small pieces and grind them in a mixer/blender to a fine powder.
Tips for making fresh bread crumbs
- Bread slices should be refrigerated well before grinding.
- If the slices are not cold and stiff, then they won’t be properly crushed. So, in case you are using fresh bread that is soft, then refrigerate the slices for atleast 1-2 hours before grinding them.
- Store in an air-tight container and place in refrigerator. They can be stored for about 1-2 days.
For making dry bread crumbs
- Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.
- Cut the bread slices into small square pieces.
- Place the bread pieces in a baking tray and bake at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the pieces becomes crisp.
- Just keep a check after 10 minutes and make sure that both the sides are well toasted.
- Now remove them from oven and let them cool down completely.
- Take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs. You can choose to have either coarse crumbs or fine crumbs. Depending on what consistency you want, crush them accordingly.
Different ways to toast bread for making dry bread crumbs
(1) Tava Method
- You can toast bread slices on tawa or flat pan.
- Heat a tava/flat pan and place bread slices on it. Slightly press with a flat spoon or spatula and keep flipping at regular intervals.
- Once they become crisp, remove in a plate and let them cool down completely.
- Once cooled, break in small pieces with hands and take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs.
(2) Toaster/Sandwich Maker Method
- You can even toast the bread slices in toaster/sandwich maker. Just place bread slices and toast till crisp.
- Remove in a plate and let them cool down completely.
- Once cooled, break in small pieces with hands and take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs.
Tips for making dry bread crumbs
- Store in an air-tight container and place in refrigerator. They can be stored for about 10-12 days.
- You can choose to have either coarse crumbs or fine crumbs. Depending on what consistency you want, crush them accordingly.
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How to make fresh & dry bread crumbs at home from scratch
Bread crumbs are really a boon when you have them handy and want to use them as a binding agent for making cutlets, pattice or to use as a thickening agent in various sauces.
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Instructions
For making fresh bread crumbs
- Cut the sides of the bread slices. You may even choose to keep the sides.
- Make small pieces and grind them in a mixer/blender to a fine powder.
For making dry bread crumbs
- Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.
- Cut the bread slices into small square pieces. Place the bread pieces in a baking tray and bake at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the pieces becomes crisp.
- Just keep a check after 10 minutes and make sure that both the sides are well toasted.
- Now remove them from oven and let them cool down completely.
- Take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs. You can choose to have either coarse crumbs or fine crumbs. Depending on what consistency you want, crush them accordingly.
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Notes
Tips for making fresh bread crumbs
- Bread slices should be refrigerated well before grinding.
- If the slices are not cold and stiff, then they won’t be properly crushed. So, in case you are using fresh bread that is soft, then refrigerate the slices for atleast 1-2 hours before grinding them.
- Store in an air-tight container and place in refrigerator. They can be stored for about 1-2 days.
- Store in an air-tight container and place in refrigerator. They can be stored for about 10-12 days.
- You can choose to have either coarse crumbs or fine crumbs. Depending on what consistency you want, crush them accordingly.
- You can toast bread slices on tawa or flat pan.
- Heat a tava/flat pan and place bread slices on it. Slightly press with a flat spoon or spatula and keep flipping at regular intervals.
- Once they become crisp, remove in a plate and let them cool down completely.
- Once cooled, break in small pieces with hands and take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs.
- You can even toast the bread slices in toaster/sandwich maker. Just place bread slices and toast till crisp.
- Remove in a plate and let them cool down completely.
- Once cooled, break in small pieces with hands and take them in a mixer/blender jar and blend to fine crumbs.
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