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Homemade Bread Crumbs (Fresh or Dried)
It's so easy to make your own homemade bread crumbs with any leftover bread (rolls, buns, etc.) and a food processor! Use fresh or dry them out for later.
Prep Time
5 mins
Optional cooking/drying time
15 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 151 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-6 cups cubed bread almost any kind; see notes.
Instructions
To make fresh bread crumbs
- Place the cubed bread in your food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. You now have fresh bread crumbs!
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To make dry bread crumbs
- Spread the fresh bread crumbs on a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper for easy clean up, if you prefer). Bake at 250 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, stirring around every 5 minutes or so, until bread crumbs are dried out. (Depending on how stale the bread is and what kind, it could take up to 30 minutes or so for them to dry out.)
Notes
- Recipe Yield: 4 cups of cubed bread will yield about 2 cups of bread crumbs.
- Breads to use: Leftover artisan bread, focaccia, leftover hot dog or hamburger buns, dinner rolls, sandwich bread, or almost any other bread you have lying around to make these bread crumbs. Gluten-free bread, whole grain bread, white bread are all fine.
- Breads you may not want to use: Sweet breads (such as challah, Hawaiian rolls, etc.) if you don't want the bread crumbs to taste sweet. Breads with seeds - they will add a crunch to your breadcrumbs, so don't use unless the recipe will be OK with a little crunch.
- How to store fresh bread crumbs: If you aren't using right away, store fresh bread crumbs in an airtight container or bag in the refrigerator for about a week, or freeze for about 4 months.
- How to store dry bread crumbs: Store cooled dry bread crumbs in the pantry in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks (be sure they are truly dried out and completely cooled for them to last!), or freeze for about 4 months.
- How to make them without a food processor: A blender is the best substitute. You can also place dry or toasted bread in a zip-top bag and use a rolling pin or kitchen mallet to bang the bread to make crumbs. A box grater will also work (carefully, though!) on dry, stale, or toasted slices of bread.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5cups
Calories
151kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
291mg
(12%)
Potassium
102mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cups | |
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 291mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.