Oven Dried Bread
Elizabeth Yetter
Making your own homemade crumbs is inexpensive and thrifty. Not only do you
save yourself money by not having to buy store crumbs, you also stop wasting
good pieces of leftover bread. To dry leftover bread slices and ends for
making crumbs, preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Next, lay out bread slices on
a
baking or cookie sheet. Place in oven.
Turn the bread slices every 10 to 15 minutes to prevent burning. When the
bread slices are dry, remove from oven and set aside to cool.
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Rolling Pin Crumbs
Years ago, the way to make crumbs was to put dried bread, crackers, or even
breakfast cereal in a clean paper or plastic bag and then manually use the
rolling
pin. This is still a favorite method for many of us because it cuts down
having to clean a food processor or blender.
To make bread crumbs using this method, break the dried bread into chunks
with your hands. Place the chunks of bread in a plastic bag. Flatten the bag
to remove excess air and seal shut. Use a rolling pin to roll over the dried
bread. The longer you roll, the finer the bread crumbs.
When finished, store the bread crumbs in a plastic container until you are
ready to use them.
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Freezing Leftover Bread
Elizabeth Yetter
As a bread baker you will quickly discover that there is often leftover
slices of bread, bread crusts, or bread ends. Instead of feeding these bits
to the
birds, freeze them for later use.
To freeze the leftover bread, simply keep a "leftovers" bag in your freezer.
As you come across leftover bread ends or even slices, simply put the
unused,
leftover bread in the freezer bag.
When you have filled the bag with leftovers, pull it out, and begin drying
the bread to make bread crumbs.
Later.
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