Yen Can Cook ~ Homemade Croutons & Bread Crumbs
What would you do with day-old/leftover bread as well as those bread crust that nobody want? Tossing into the trash? No!!! There are definitely better ways to use them up and here’s how I re-purpose them into something useful such as bread crumbs and croutons.
Bread Crumbs – Use as a coating for fried food, mix into minced meat as binder to make meatballs, or as a topping for gratins and casseroles.
How? Preheat oven at 180°C and toast the bread/ bread crust until golden brown on both sides. Blend them with food processor until you get the texture you desired. Keep the bread crumbs in an air-tight container and store in pantry or freezer for longer storage.
Croutons -To use on salads and soups.
How? Cut the bread into 2cm cubes, and put into a large bowl. Gently toss the cubed bread with olive oil, spices/seasoning to your liking (mixed herbs, rosemary), salt and garlic powder until each piece is coated. Preheats to 180°C and line the baking tray with baking paper. Arrange the bread cubes in a single layer, bake until golden brown and crusty, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool entirely before store in an air-tight container.
HAPPY COOKING! #stayhealthy
Please send some for me. 😀 😀 😀
KY, do it yourself! LOL
I usually blitz leftover bread and store them in the fridge. I use the breadcrumbs to bind my meatballs which adds moisture to the meatballs 🙂
Kris, same here!
I hardly eat bread so I might not be able to try this. I bet it is so much better than store bought breadcrumbs and croutons (I have seen ready made croutons, I don’t think I wanna try. LOL!)
PH, I can adjust the seasoning for homemade croutons according to my preference 🙂
love the nearly-golden colour of your croutons 😀
Sean, luckily I didn’t burn them, almost, haha!
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