Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
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7 min. | 1 hour | 1 hour 7 min. |
1 | Cut 200 g bread into pieces no bigger than your thumb. Rescue crusts and dry ends of loaves to avoid waste. Here it is crusts of sandwich bread. Spread the pieces of bread on a baking sheet. | ![]() |
2 | Put in the oven at 210°F (100°C) fro 1 to 2 hours. The idea is to dry out the bread without toasting it, so that the breadcrumbs will keep well. | ![]() |
3 | After this time, leave to cool, then tip the bread into a food-processor or blender goblet. | ![]() |
4 | Blend until the crumbs are as coarse or as fine as you want them. | ![]() |
5 | Keep dry in an airtight jar. | ![]() |
6 | Note that you can also use leftover bread that isn't sandwich bread, as in this photo with baguette, pain de campagne, Arthur's pavé... | ![]() |
7 | ... no problem, your breadcrumbs will be even tastier, it will just take a little longer to obtain a fine enough powder. | ![]() |