Comments on: Homemade Bread Crumbs

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:23:40 +0000

I have 2 children that have dairy, egg, peanut and soy allergies…so, try to find store bought breadcrumbs without those ingredients- it’s hard, I’ve looked!! But then it HIT ME…make my own…DUH!! I loved all the posts here and will certainly test out the different ideas! Thanks all!

By: Nancy Thurman

Nancy Thurman — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:55:45 +0000

How wonderful to read everyone’s comments!! Since there are just 2 of us in the house now, we always have some bread left over. I combine ALL that we have left, French, white, wheat, let it dry out, & make the crumbs in my small Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus, put them in a strong baggie, then freeze. I have never seasoned them but shall do so now, after reading all your comments. This is a wonderful website & I’m just glad I found it!! Isn’t cooking just great, now that all the children are grown & gone and you have the time!!!

By: Daddystick

Daddystick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:04:43 +0000

toast the bread and crumble it hands, whats so hard about it?

capishe?

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:22:22 +0000

I used to use my blender to make bread crumbs, until I realized that if I toasted the bread first, I could cruch it with my hands. I may try the bag thing, it sounds less messy. I’ve always recoiled at the idea of buying bread crumbs, so I’ve never purchased it in the can. It’s just too easy to do myself, and why would I pay money for what is technically a waste product?

By: betty

betty — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:26:46 +0000

This week, I was lacking bread crumbs for a recipe, so I toasted a couple of pieces of wheat bread very well and basically rubbed them together like sandpaper and made the crumbs! If I needed more crumbs, I threw in the toaster for a half a minute and repeated. I know it is rudimentary, but I saved on cleaning and if cooking for 2-3, it works like a charm

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:07:32 +0000

To add to Lynda’s comment, you can also avoid high fructose corn syrup by making crumbs with breads free of them. We were not able to find any bread crumbs at the store that did not have high fructose corn syrup.

Laura

By: Lynda

Lynda — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:26:23 +0000

My thanks to everyone who’s contributed to this blog – & answered all my questions about making homemade bread crumbs. I hope I can make a contribution today by mentioning one more reason for making your own. After deciding that my meatloaf with oatmeal wasn’t working for me anymore I thought I’d switch to bread in the recipe, but when I looked at all the breadcrumbs in the supermarkets I discovered they all contained trans fats; because the maker can claim 0 trans fats if the amount is under 1 gram, but if there are hydrogenated oils listed amongst the ingredients then the claim is actually false. Thanks for the English muffin tip! Checked them – No trans fats!