This year I have made more of a commitment to myself and family to be more thrifty. Prices of food are increasing rapidly so I am taking steps to make things from scratch. Even though I had the 50 cents off coupon for breadcrumbs, why would I use it when I can easily make my own?
We had a lot of hot dog buns leftover from my son's birthday party, I used this bread to make my breadcrumbs.
Ingredients:
Bread
Garlic powder
Basil (dried)
Rosemary (dried)
Bay Leaves (dried)
You can either leave your bread out and allow it to get stale or you can toast it which is what I did. I toasted until browned. Then I placed the toasted bread into my Vitamix but you could use a blender or food processor. Then grind up the bread until it's fine into breadcrumbs.
Once the bread was ground up I placed on a large storage bag and added garlic powder, minced basil, rosemary and bay leaves into the bag and shook the breadcrumbs and spices together.
Then i closed the bag and labeled it with the date made and placed in the freezer for storage. I would say the amount I made would last 3 months.
Here is one of the dishes I used to make my breadcrumbs with - breaded chicken breasts. I can really taste the difference fresh vs/ store bought. Plus I know what's in it and ultimately it's cheaper than store bought. So do not throw your stale bread away, make your own breadcrumbs - it's super easy!
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22 comments:
What a great idea!! I would have never thought to make my own. I bet they're a lot more tastier too :) Thanks for sharing!
This is a fantastic idea. I don't know why i've never thought of this...thanks so much for sharing!
What a neat idea! I never thought about that! Thanks so much for sharing!
We do this all the time, I don't buy bread crumbs at the store. Looks good Nicole:)
Great idea! Thanks for sharing! :)
I have to try this esp as we always have quite a bit of bread left over and need breadcrumbs for our fave fish cakes!
I do this too!! And they are just as good as the store bought.
That is so simple. Even I can manage that! Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! And it looks pretty easy! Thanks! :)
This is such a great idea! Not only does it save money but I always worry about what "extra" stuff they put into the store bought bread crumbs. Thanks for sharing this!!
I've thought about it but with seven kids we never have any extra bread. LOL. Thanks for sharing anyway.
That is a great idea!
I keep meaning to do this!
that's so cool, Nicole! I had heard that people do this but I didn't know it was so easy! I bet they'll last forever in the freezer, too!!
Tiffany
Saltines make good bread crumbs. So do old potato chips!
Very cool! Thanks! I need new tips for cooking ~ Also working to be a better cook in 2013!
This is a great idea. Thank you for sharing..
What a fantastic idea! We don't usually have bread left over with a family of 8 haha... but I will remember this for when we do. Thanks for the great idea!
Yes! So true. My husband and I are the only two in the house who can eat regular bread, so I end up turning most of our loves into bread crumbs. Such a great way to cut-down on sodium and stay thrifty. I will have to try toasting them next time. I usually just dry them on low in the oven.
What a great idea, I knew to use old bread for stuffing but never thought of this. Thank you.
YUM! I thought I was the only one that did that with bread but it's nice to see I am not :) We always have a ton of leftover bread each week and I hate throwing it out just because we buy a fresh loaf.
My mom does this! She has a lot of breadcrumbs in her food storage room.
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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.