How Do You Make Your Own Bread Crumbs for Recipes?

I use bread, rolls, biscuits (anything that I may have left over from a previous meal). Put it in the blender (sometimes you have to do small amounts at a time). Then add seasoning that you like. I have used accent, garlic powder, parmesan cheese...whatever you like.

Good luck.

My mom puts bread in the oven or toaster on light and then when dry _no moisture_ she smashes it in a baggie. I also put lightly toasted bread in the blender on pulse or grind. You can add ground garlic or italian seasoning after if you want flavored. Then keep it in the fridge or freezer to keep it fresh.

Rachael Ray had the easiest way I have found: put a few slices of bread in a food processor then toast in a skillet.

I use Corn Flakes. I don't like heavy breading but like krispy. I smash it up in a bag. Here's the recipe.
1 C Corn Flakes
1/4 tsp Lowreys seasoned salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic Salt

It makes the best chicken fingers, I just don't use egg either, Only soak the chicken strips in hot water for 20 minutes before coating, and then baking for 45 min.

For bread crumbs, just use stale bread (french or italian work best)and break it into chunks and put it in the food processor for a few pulses. For long term storage just put it into a ziplock bag and stick in the freezer.

For croutons, again use stale bread, french or italian, cut it into 1/2 inch cubes. I usually like garlicky croutons, so I heat some butter & olive oil with maybe four whole garlic peices (not heads) over low heat. Pick out the garlic, toss the bread cubes with and spread onto a cookie sheet season with a little salt and put into a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, just keep an eye on it stir them around every 5 minutes. When they come out of the oven they should be brown & crispy. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese while still warm.

K.,
When you read how very easy this is, you will wonder why anyone would buy them. For basic bread crumbs, use old bread. Pop it in the blender and hit the button. I'm guessing that a food processor or hand blender will work, too.
As for croutons, also easy. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Again, start with old bread. Cut it in uniformly sized pieces - whatever size you like your breadcrumbs. Toss with a little olive oil and whatever herbs and spices, garlic or whatever else you like on your croutons. Spread on a baking sheet. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally,for about 15 minutes or until crunchy. Cool and use. You also can saute the breadcrumbs on top of the stove in a little olive oil, plus whatever herbs and spices you like. Either one works. I like the oven, because it involves less time tending the croutons.
Good luck.
M.
M. L. Levin

K.,
The way I have always made them is: you take however many slices of bread you wand and you cut them into cubes.
Melt some butter and take seasoning (garlic, oregano, thyme,or whatever you want) and you add it to the butter. We always put wax paper down on a cookie sheet (the cookie sheets that have the edge all the way around) and put the cubed bread on the wax paper then pour the butter mixture on top of the bread and kind of mix it all up so that all the bread has some of the mixture on it. Put it in the oven I think we did it on broil for a couple of min and then you kinda want to turn the bread and put it back in for a while till krispy.
Its been a long time since I have made my own crutons. But it was pretty easy. I hope this helps and good luck. R.

The ends of my loafs of bread (nobody likes in the house but me) gets air dried on the counter in a big salad bowl. I just toss it in there and forget about it. Until they are all dry about 2 days. Then I get the container of bread crumbs that I had previously bought. I eather crumble it by hand into the container, leave it in the bowl and smash it with a coffee cup or I wrap it in a towel and smash it with a hammer. Great stress reliever...haha. Then I sprink some basil, oragano, garlic powder, and pepper, shake the container up to mix it with I already have. Nobody in the house can tell the difference from the store bought stuff. You can season it to your own taste.
Have fun!

cut bread in chunks. bake until hard or toast and let dry. process to crumbs in food processor is easiest or place in bag and crush w/rolling pin. epicurious.com is a great site.

I crush up Ritz (or off brand) crackers. I do this all the time for my meatloaf and it turns out great!! You can also add some extra seasonings if you want to give it more flavor.

I let the bread air dry after I cut in in cubes. Toss it every now and again. Then using a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a pan, I will even use and oliveoil spray to coat them. I begin to toast them in the pan. Sprinkle seasons I might want to use. ( salt, garlic, italian seasoning etc) Just keep stirring till coated ,
Then I pour them on a baking sheet and put in the oven for 10 minutes at about 325. It isn't an exact science. It all depends on the bread and how try it is.

I use those croutons for breadcrumbs by putting them in a food processor. It's pretty easy and the taste is so much better than the store brand;

If you have sliced bread just either let it dry naturally on a rack on the counter or put them in warm oven until fully dried and then break them into a food processor or blender and let it rip. If it's a french bread, cut it into slices first. For croutons cut them into the preferred size prior to lining them on a cookie sheet in the oven. I like to toss them in melted butter with garlic powder, oregano, and salt before-hand.