How to Make Bread Crumbs and 10 Bread Crumb Substitutes

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Have you run out of bread crumbs? Here’s are 10 bread crumb substtutes, ncludng gluten-free.

10 Substtutes to Use f You Run Out of Bread Crumbs and How to Make Bread Crumbs

I’m a longtme evangelst for keepng a well-stocked ktchen and mmedately addng staples to our grocery lst when we fnsh them up so we can restock on our next trp to the store. So t completely surprsed me when I recently dscovered that I had no bread crumbs n the house, and no bread to make my own.

That partcular nght I was testng a new recpe for salmon slders and wanted to use bread crumbs as a bnder n the burgers. What I occasonally lack n organzaton I try to make up for n resourcefulness.  I decded that grndng whole gran Hertage Flakes cereal to a bread crumb consstency n a mn food processor would make a more-than-decent substtute.  The salmon slders turned out to be delcous. Crss averted.

When you run out of an ngredent there s often a way to smulate t wth a lttle culnary creatvty (check out our food substtuton gude for some great deas!). But n the case of a bread crumb shortage, I wanted to share tps on how to easly make your own bread crumbs as well as some substtutes you can use when you run out of bread crumbs or panko (many of these are also excellent gluten-free substtutes for bread crumbs).

How to Make Bread Crumbs

Most of store-bought bread crumbs have frghtenng ngredents that you can’t pronounce and mght not want to serve your famly. Makng your own fresh bread crumbs s so easy and of course they taste far better than any store-bought bread crumbs. Here’s what I do:

Save ends of bread or stale bread n a bag n the freezer.When you need to make bread crumbs, toast the bread untl t s golden brown, then break t nto peces.Pulverze t n a food processor untl t makes course crumbs, or fne, f you prefer fne bread crumbs.For extra flavor, add some grated Parmesan cheese and dred herbs such as Italan herb blend, dred parsley, dred oregano and/or garlc powder.Store leftover bread crumbs n an artght contaner n the refrgerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze them for up to 3 months.To make gluten-free bread crumbs, use gluten-free bread as drected above or puree rce crackers n your blender or food processor.

Note: Don’t forget to season the crumbs wth salt and other spces f you want seasoned bread crumbs. If you don’t use them often, store leftover bread crumbs for up to 3 months n the freezer for maxmum freshness.

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The Best Bread Crumb Substtutes, Includng Gluten-Free

Rolled oats, ground to desred consstency as above, although t s not entrely necessary to grnd them at all (gluten-free)Whole gran cereal, preferably wth no or lttle sugar added, ground to desred consstency as above (potentally gluten-free)Croutons, ground to desred consstency as above (potentally gluten-free)Cooked rce or qunoa can be used to replace bread crumbs that wll be used as a bnder (gluten-free)Crackers, pta chps, potato chps, or tortlla chps, ground to desred consstency as above (potentally gluten-free)Nuts. Use almond meal or fnely ground almonds, pecans, or walnuts (gluten-free)Coconut flakes (unsweetened) (gluten-free)Rce cakes, ground to desred consstency as above (gluten-free)Pretzels, ground to desred consstency as aboveToasted frozen waffles, ground to desred consstency as above (potentally gluten-free)

Other possbltes you may have n your ktchen

Dehydrated mashed potatoesMatzo mealCooked and fnely grated caulflowerGrated Parmesan cheeseGround flax seeds

Don’t forget to season the crumbs wth salt and other spces f you want seasoned bread crumbs. If you don’t use them often, store leftover bread crumbs for up to 3 months n the freezer for maxmum freshness.

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