how to make hm breadcrumbs?

Savannah02K

Apols for what might seem to be a silly question but .............. Is there any easy way of making breadcrumbs without buying one of those mini food processors? I’m trying not to buy unless I absolutely have to at the mo and as I’m a veggie, I do use a lot of breadcrumbs for gratins etc. Must admit I do normally cheat and buy the breadcrumbs from Mr T but I want to stop doing that and use ‘fresh’ bread rather than however old those crumbs are! What do you folks do re making your own?

lilac_lady

Use a grater - works well but watch your fingers!

dreamyd

Try drying it out in the oven until the bread slices are really brittle, let it cool down and dry out completely, then stick it into a strong ziplock bag and bash it to pieces like you would if you are crushing biscuits for a cheesecake. It might take a bit of welly (and time) but it will save your fingers from the grater (especially if you're a bit c*ckhanded like me!:D

jcr16

coudl you borrow one ?

i don't own one but my mum does , i borrow it and blitz up loads then give it back. Was a bit heavy carrying it to school this morning as i was seeing mum after school. but i don't need one very often so i don't mind and neither does mum.

i've tried grating bread before, i personally found it easier one the bread had gone a bit drier.

Savannah02K

some great (no pun intended!) tips, thanks, I'll let the bread dry out and then grate it.

zippychick

ill merge this with our existing thread on making breadcrumbs later on

this thread has loads of ideas how to use them too

Zip

Triker

There is this for £5.99 at Argos, mini chopper...if that helps.

meritaten

I use a grater too! when there are only the two crusts and a few slices of bread left, I grate them and put them in a large freezer bag and pop into the freezer. then I keep adding to it whenever I have some stale bread. you can use it straight from the freezer, as it is used to cook with and makes no difference if you defrost it or not!
I nearly always have at least 500 grams of fresh breadcrumbs in the freezer, sometimes more! and you arent standing there for ages grating a whole loaf of bread before you can get on with the recipe!

Gintotmelinda

My mum bless her used to use a metal colander and rub the bread across the inside-a bit like a grater. It wouldn't have been sliced bread though.

Gintot

emiff6

I find real bread (as opposed to shop bought loaves that are half soya flour and additives) makes breadcrumbs easily if left out to go stale and dry for a day or two, then simply rubbed between the hands in the same way you rub fat into flour for pastry.

I've been doing it that way ever since I was allocated the job of making crumbs for Christmas bread sauce as a child and shown how to do it by my grandmother. (Though if the FP is out I occasionally make some breadcrumbs in it first, to freeze, before whatever else I'm using it for).