Years ago I gave up on the store bought breadcrumbs – they were too dry, bland, and I had no idea where they really came from – so I started making my own homemade breadcrumbs and I’ve never looked back.
Ok, so we have all bought breadcrumbs which come out of either a cardboard box or a plastic bag…but what about homemade breadcrumbs? Do you look at all that left over bread in the freezer and chuck most of it out? It’s time to make your own breadcrumbs, and here’s how I do it…
First of all, gather all those scrappy bits of bread out of the freezer (you had no idea there were so many bags in there did you??) including all the ends and broken bits. Take a look on the bench – is there any old bread there that you can use (not if its growing things though!). Hang onto a couple of the plastic bags, you will need them in a minute!
Cut or break the bread up into smaller chunks, and put them into the food processor and process until fine.
Put them back into the plastic bag and tie them off – when you put them into the freezer, try and spread the crumbs out throughout the bag so that they aren’t in a huge clump (makes it hard to use later).
What can I use them for?
- Chicken Schnitzel
- Sausage Rolls
- Rissoles
- Meatloaf
