Cooking Soft Breadcrumbs ?

[Zandy595]

I've been cooking for years so it's probably surprising that I've never come across soft breadcrumbs in a recipe. So, how do you make them? Just tear up slices of bread?

 

[MazdaUK]

Pretty much! I've got one of those Tupperware things you're supposed to use instead of a food processor. I use it for two things - houmous and breadcrumbs Take the crusts off, tear it into rough lumps and put it in the hopper with the two-blade thing and turn the handle. If you haven't got one of those the old-fashioned way was to grate them with your fingers (literally in my case ) on a box grater. Stick blenders don't do the job (but they do make a snowstorm effect ) but you can chop in a food processor.

 

[Zandy595]

How do you grate soft bread slices with a grater? Or are you talking about a loaf of bread?

 

[MazdaUK]

its not easy - you need thickish slices (if you have sliced bread fold several together) and stand a box grater on a piece fo baking parchment so you can catch as many stray crumbs as possible. I tried a rotary grater but it just squashed them You cn also use a half-moon chopper like you would for herbs.

 

[greeneeyes]

When I need soft breadcrumbs I just take a few slices of bread (I freeze the ends and odd slices until I need them) and then throw them into the food processor and whirr them until they are crumbs. Measure as usual, but don't pack down.

 

[MazdaUK]

..because if you pack it down you're back where you started