Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs:

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Michie

Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs:

2 cups stale bread or 10-12 slices

1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/4 cups freshly grated Parmesan

Heat oven to 250 degrees F.

Arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, until the bread is crisp and dry. Allow to cool completely, and the break into small pieces.  Now, TV hosts always then use a food processor to make bread crumbs.  Nice.  If you have one.  I do not.  So, I just throw the very crisp, toasted and cooled off bread into a plastic bag, and then, with my pastry roller, I smush them up into tiny pieces.

Once your bread is crumbs, you can season it to your hearts content.  If you are going for the traditional flavor of Italian Bread Crumbs, add the ingredients as above, and store, tightly covered in your refrigerator for about 2 months.

 

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.

About Michie

I write two blogs - This Food Thing, (www.thisfoodthing.com) and This Life I Lead (www.thislifeilead.wordpress.com).
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0 Responses to Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs:

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  2. Jenn says:
    August 27, 2007 at 15:26

    Thanks for this recipe! I was looking for an alternative to the store bought bread crumbs which aern’t always the best!

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  3. LMP says:
    August 27, 2007 at 18:02

    Ah, glad you like it :) — this is such a simple recipe, and is MUCH tastier than store bought. I just made a batch the other day, and played with the ingredients a bit — a bit more of this.. a bit less of that.. some of those..etc. Makes for an interesting meal ;)

    LMP

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