How to Make and Cook with Bread Crumbs

When recipes specify fine, dry bread crumbs, their referring to the commercial type purchased either plain or seasoned.  You can easily replace this commercial ingredient with homemade whole grain, sour dough or other bread crumbs all from bread you use daily. Homemade is a healthy option with better texture, flavor and so easy  to do.

Making Homemade Bread Crumbs

Breading, breading is a technique of coating the outside of food which is sautéed or fried. The food is dredged in a milk and egg mixture before being lightly brushed or rolled in the bread crumbs. Bread crumbs gives the food a tasty crispy coating.

Filling, bread crumbs is an excellent filler in puddings, casseroles, quiches, and frittatas, giving the food more body, a lighter texture and reducing cost by reducing expensive ingredients.

Topping, bread crumbs are commonly used as a topping to form a pleasing crispy brown crust on the surface of baked dishes. Bread crumbs also help to maintain a moist dish as the crumbs form a barrier keeping the dish from drying out.

Now that you've become knowledgeable about bread crumbs, how to make your own bread crumbs and when to use them do enjoy bread crumbs.  You will never shy away from recipes that include bread crumbs as there is always a loaf of bread laying around going stale.