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Italian breadcrumbs recipe
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📋 How to make Italian breadcrumbs

I use breadcrumbs in so many recipes, and I like them flavoured with garlic, basil and parmesan. So I prepare a large quantity and have them ready in the freezer. It saves me a lot of time.
Course Bread
Cuisine Italian
Keyword breadcrumbs, Italian breadcrumbs, Parmesan breadcrumbs
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Calories 51kcal

Ingredients

If you want to freeze grated Parmesan cheese

  • 16 oz Parmigiano Regiano or Grana Padano Optional

Italian breadcrumbs

Instructions

Grating Parmesan cheese

  • Cut the Parmesan cheese into chunks so they fit into the housing of the shredder
  • Grate the Parmesan with the shredder
  • Place it into a large freezer bag
  • Remove the excess air, tight the top, and freeze it

Grating the breadcrumbs

  • Peel the garlic clove and place it inside the shredder housing
  • Wash and dry the fresh basil or parsley leaves and remove the stems
  • Place them inside the housing
  • Cut the bread into sticks that fit the housing
  • Grate the bread pushing the herbs into a large bowl
  • Once all the bread is grated, add the Parmesan cheese
  • Mix them to distribute the flavor uniformly
  • Remove the excess air, tight the top, and freeze it

Video

Notes

  • The best bread for bread crumbs is white bread like baguettes, ciabatta, rosetta, michetta
  • Do not use bread seasoned with herbs, sandwiched sliced bread or sweet bread like brioche hamburger or hot dog rolls
  • If you don't have stale bread, you can buy a baguette and leave it to dry for 2 days
  • If you need it the same day, cut it into smaller pieces and dry it in the oven at 300 F - 150 C for 30 minutes to one hour. It should not be toasted but dried
  • Use fresh herbs, not dried
  • You can use plain breadcrumbs for deep fry coating
  • Remove the excess air, tight the top, and freeze it
  • For a few days, you can store the fresh bread crumbs in the fridge in an airtight container.
  • You can also store them in the freezer for a few months in a large freezer-friendly bag.
  • As the bread crumbs do not solidify, you can defrost only the bread crumbs you need for your recipe.
  • Once defrosted, you cannot freeze them again.
  • Keep them in the fridge and use them within a few days

Nutrition

Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 20mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 1mg