Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,
Ed Stuart

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Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.

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Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,
Ed Stuart


Whenever I need breadcrumbs (as I did last weekend for the veal alla
Milanese) I simply put the oven on a very low temp (Gas Mark 1, in my
case). Then I throw whatever bread I want to make the crumbs from into
the food processor. Pulse until it won't get any finer, then put onto a
baking tray. Pop the tray into the oven for until the crumbs are dry and
crunchy (mine took an hour and a half). Stir from time to time. When the
breadcrumbs are to your liking, remove from the oven and, if you want
very fine crumbs, put them back into the food processor to pulverise
further. If you need breadcrumbs of a uniform(ish) size, put the results
through a sieve.

RobertE

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Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,
Ed Stuart


I've frozen the bread and grated it. Works, but it thaws really quickly!

kili

Ed wrote:

Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,

I buy Pepperidge Farms toasting white, and I pulse shredded pieces
at a time in a blender. Makes a nice fine crumb.

nancy

Ed wrote:

Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,

I buy Pepperidge Farms toasting white, and I pulse shredded pieces
at a time in a blender. Makes a nice fine crumb.

nancy

One time on Usenet, "Ed" said:

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.

I just buy them (Old London are my favorite), but my mother made
her own -- she'd let some good bread sit out to get dry (NO mold),
then run it through her blender...


--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF

One time on Usenet, "Ed" said:

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.

I just buy them (Old London are my favorite), but my mother made
her own -- she'd let some good bread sit out to get dry (NO mold),
then run it through her blender...


--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF

Ed wrote:
Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.


The blender works splendidly for this. Toast the bread in the toaster.
Break it into biggish pieces and toss in the blender. Pulse for a bit
to get it started; then leave it on for several seconds or until you get
the small size crumb you want.


--Lia

Ed wrote:
Hi,

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.


The blender works splendidly for this. Toast the bread in the toaster.
Break it into biggish pieces and toss in the blender. Pulse for a bit
to get it started; then leave it on for several seconds or until you get
the small size crumb you want.


--Lia

Ed wrote:

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,

How small? For croutons and stuffing I use slightly stale bread, stack
up three or four slices and cut them into cubes with a big knife. For
bread crumbs I use my food processor. I save up leftover bread bits in a
basket and let it dry right out. Once I accumulate a basket full I break
it into small pieces, toss it into the food processor and whizz it down
until it gets fine enough for what I want. I usually keep two bags of
crumbs on hand, one coarse and one fine.

Ed wrote:

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,

How small? For croutons and stuffing I use slightly stale bread, stack
up three or four slices and cut them into cubes with a big knife. For
bread crumbs I use my food processor. I save up leftover bread bits in a
basket and let it dry right out. Once I accumulate a basket full I break
it into small pieces, toss it into the food processor and whizz it down
until it gets fine enough for what I want. I usually keep two bags of
crumbs on hand, one coarse and one fine.

I take bread and put it in the oven at 150-200 degrees or so (lowest setting)
and let them bake about a half hour until they're pretty much dried out. Then
I put them in a large ziploc bag and pulverize them into bread crumbs with my
hands.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"I actually thought about voting for John Kerry before I decided to vote
against him."

I take bread and put it in the oven at 150-200 degrees or so (lowest setting)
and let them bake about a half hour until they're pretty much dried out. Then
I put them in a large ziploc bag and pulverize them into bread crumbs with my
hands.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"I actually thought about voting for John Kerry before I decided to vote
against him."

Dave Smith wrote in
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Ed wrote:

Currently, I pick at slices of whole wheat bread to make my bread
crumbs. How can I speed this up? I want the crumbs to be small.
Thanx,

How small? For croutons and stuffing I use slightly stale bread, stack
up three or four slices and cut them into cubes with a big knife. For
bread crumbs I use my food processor. I save up leftover bread bits in a
basket and let it dry right out. Once I accumulate a basket full I break
it into small pieces, toss it into the food processor and whizz it down
until it gets fine enough for what I want. I usually keep two bags of
crumbs on hand, one coarse and one fine.




I dry my bread leftovers in the oven...from residual heat....After the oven
is used for whatever and it has been turned off (but still warm) in goes my
cookie sheet of bread leftovers. Then they go in the food processor when
they are really dried off and stored in a old instant coffee glass jar.

If I need fresh crumbs I dice/cube a slice or 2 and put it in the freezer,
till frozen, then food processor it to crumbs frozen.

--
Starchless in Manitoba.