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Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs

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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Cuisine Italian
Servings 1.5 cups
Calories 504 kcal

Equipment

  • sheet pan
  • oven
  • food processor or blender

Ingredients
  

  • 6 slices of bread (any kind you prefer...I like to use italian, white or sourdough bread) 250 grams or 9 ounces
  • 1 tbsp italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F/150 degrees C.
  • Place the slices of bread on a sheet pan.
    Slices of bread on sheet pan
  • Bake the bread for 15 minutes, then flip over and bake for 15 minutes more.
    The time depends on how moist the bread is. If it's very fresh, it may take up to 40 minutes total. You want the bread to be pretty crunchy and dried.
    Slices of bread on sheet pan in oven
  • Remove from the oven and cool the slices of bread to room temperature on a cooling rack.
  • Break the bread up into smaller pieces (2 inches) and put them into a food processor or blender.
    Adding chunk of bread to food processor
  • Pulse until you have the consistency you like. For italian bread crumbs, I like the consistency to be a finer crumb.
    If you want unseasoned bread crumbs, stop at this step. You can place the bread crumbs in an airtight container and place into the refrigerator for up to a month and in the freezer for up to 6 months.
    Bread crumbs in food processor
  • In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs with the italian seasoning, salt and garlic powder and mix thoroughly.
    Bread crumbs with italian seasoning herb, salt and garlic powder
  • You can store the bread crumbs in a airtight container and place in the refrigerator for a month or in the freezer for up to 6 months. You can use them as you need them.
    fine crumb italian flavored breadcrumbs

Notes

Tip: When you're ready to make a dish with the bread crumbs, add 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese to the seasoned breadcrumbs to add a little more zing to your recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cupsCalories: 504kcalCarbohydrates: 99gProtein: 20gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1649mgPotassium: 272mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 57IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 7mg
Keyword bread crumbs, Cooking basics, How to, italian seasonings
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