| Do not even think of throwing out those leftover | | | | bread leftovers you can get. Fill them up and put |
| bread & rolls! Gather all those extra pieces of | | | | them inside your refrigerator. After getting 2 bags full |
| leftover bread, pretzels, crusts and crackers then use | | | | of leftover bread, then you can proceed to |
| them to create fresh, homemade crumbs. These | | | | producing your crumbs. Take the bags out from the |
| small, fine particles of dry bread are primarily used for | | | | refrigerator and let them thaw in room temp. for |
| crumbing or breading foods. Fried foods can be more | | | | about 2 hrs. |
| crisp and crunchy when cooked with bread crumbs. | | | | Then open the bags & put your leftovers inside |
| They're also used for making stews more thick and | | | | the food dehydrator. Slice the big pcs. into small ones |
| rich and for stuffing poultry. | | | | so you'll not have trouble fitting them inside the |
| To get you started, you need the following materials: | | | | dehydrator. Set unit at low temperature and let |
| One big bowl that can fit 32 cups of mixture | | | | bread pieces become dry completely (6 to 8 hrs). To |
| One big airtight container w/ seal | | | | avoid waiting, you can do this step the night prior so |
| Two pieces of freezer/Ziploc bags, in big gallon sizes | | | | that next morning after waking up the crumbs will |
| Food dehydrator | | | | already be dehydrated completely. Take the bread |
| Food processor/blender | | | | from out of the dehydrator then put them inside the |
| You'll also need spices to create your very own | | | | food processor. |
| crumbs. | | | | Blend or chop the bread pieces. Make sure that all |
| Be sure to stock up on the following: | | | | bread pieces turn into very fine crumbs before |
| Garlic powder/salt | | | | turning off your food processor. Now add the herbs |
| Basil Green onions (dried), chopped | | | | and spices to the processor. You can add 1 tbsp of |
| Oregano Black pepper | | | | each for just the right amount of seasoning. Cover |
| Parsley Seasoned salt Dill Rosemary | | | | food processor again and blend the mixture. Mix |
| You could actually add any spice you want. Some | | | | these for about 30 seconds. After that, store the |
| really good flavors you could make include | | | | fine crumbs inside an airtight container and keep |
| lemon-sage crumbs, Parmesan-Oregano crumbs, | | | | them where it is cool and dry. Use these homemade |
| Almond and Garam Masala crumbs and Coconut-Lime | | | | crumbs as coatings for chicken, fish, meatballs and |
| crumbs. Use your freezer/Ziploc bags to keep all the | | | | meatloaf. |